{"id":8230,"date":"2023-08-22T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/?page_id=8230"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:29:45","slug":"spanish-and-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/spanish-and-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish and Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Spanish and Portuguese Program at Johns Hopkins University immerses you in experiencing the importance and influence of the Iberian, Latin American, and Luso-Afro-Brazilian histories, cultures, and languages worldwide. The program offers undergraduate majors and minors in Spanish and Portuguese, a Ph.D. program, and opportunities for students to be involved in research and study abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program features a faculty with expertise across the fields of early modern, modern, contemporary Latin American and Iberian literature and culture, foreign language teaching, linguistics, and second language acquisition. The program\u2019s interdisciplinary strengths include ecocriticism, visual culture, media studies, intellectual history, and political thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script data-js='tribe-events-view-nonce-data' type='application\/json'>{\"tvn1\":\"174b6c94c1\",\"tvn2\":\"\"}<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest News &amp; Announcements<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/program\/spanish-and-portuguese\">View More News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news program-spanish-and-portuguese\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-24T10:38:28-04:00\">March 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/2026\/03\/24\/interview-with-prof-gisela-heffes-published-in-el-nacional-world-literature-today\/\" target=\"_self\" >Interview with Prof. Gisela Heffes published in El Nacional, World Literature Today<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1827\" height=\"2549\" src=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"crocodiles\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover.jpg 1827w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-768x1072.jpg 768w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-1101x1536.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-1468x2048.jpg 1468w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Heffes-Crocodiles-at-Night_Front-Cover-240x335.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An interview of MLL&#8217;s Prof. Gisela Heffes has been featured in both El Nacional and World Literature Today. Conducted by Claudia Cavallin, the interview discusses Prof. Heffes&#8217; body of work, [&hellip;] <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news program-spanish-and-portuguese\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-02T09:18:45-05:00\">December 2, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/2025\/12\/02\/prof-gisela-heffes-awarded-for-essay-collection\/\" target=\"_self\" >Prof. Gisela Heffes Awarded for Essay Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"award\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/Literal-Award_Announcement-240x360.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From Literal&#8217;s website: \u201cIt is an honor for Literal to announce this year&#8217;s winners and celebrate with the awardees this recognition of literary merit: the First Prize went to Daniel [&hellip;] <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10495 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news program-french program-german program-hebrew-and-yiddish program-italian program-spanish-and-portuguese\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-27T13:24:56-04:00\">August 27, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/2025\/08\/27\/announcing-our-fall-lecture-series\/\" target=\"_self\" >Announcing our Fall Lecture Series<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1296\" src=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"lecture series poster\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2.jpg 864w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/FA25-Lecture-Series-2-240x360.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Please join us this semester for our Fall Lecture Series. Dates below. Times and locations to be shared on our calendar. Department of\u00a0Modern Languages &amp; Literatures\u00a0Fall 2025\u00a0Lecture Series Sept. 9thAnna [&hellip;] <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spanish and Portuguese Program at Johns Hopkins University immerses you in experiencing the importance and influence of the Iberian, Latin American, and Luso-Afro-Brazilian histories, cultures, and languages worldwide. 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