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Background image: Vivir Sin Fronteras, acrylic mural, 50' x 18', Mi Tierra Foods Market, Berkeley, CA, Juana Alicia ©2009 Image displays local indigenous communities through latinx culture in the Bay Area
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Vivir Sin Fronteras, Mural Prismacolor Drawing, Mi Tierra Foods Market, Berkeley, CA, Juana Alicia ©2009
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Explore the rich and diverse worlds of Hispanic and Lusophone literatures, cultures and linguistics at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Our department excels in interdisciplinary research and teaching across fields and periods and our faculty and students are active in many other departments and programs across the Berkeley campus.

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Berkeley Voices: A linguist’s quest to legitimize U.S. Spanish and research on multilingualism
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Berkeley Talks: Alex Saum-Pascual Weighs in on the Transformative Potential of AI in Academia
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New banners celebrate 150+ years of Berkeley's prominence in teaching world languages
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S&P Lecture Series
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Departmental Announcements 

February 19, 2025

Feb 19
Davidson receives Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity

November 12, 2024

Nov 12
Braudel’s La Méditerranée (1949): Paradigms and Possibilities after 75 Years

October 24, 2024

Oct 24
Coral Murphy Marcos interviews Puerto Rican Cronista Rafael Pabón Ortega
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