About us

The Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies is one of the most renowned of its kind in the UK:

• Top-rated research: in 2008, 20% of our research activity was awarded 4* in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). This is the highest mark possible, denoting research that is world-leading in its originality, significance and rigour.
• Research centres: our department is home to the following research centres:
• Centre of Iberian and Latin American visual Studies (CILAVS): this research centre offers a unique environment in which collaborative, cross-disciplinary and comparative research on visual subjects in the Hispanic and Lusophone world, Latin America and the Caribbean is undertaken.
• Iboamerican Museum of Visual Culture on the Web: this is Birkbeck's pioneering on-line resource on the visual cultures of Latin America and the Iberian peninsula.
• Our academic staff members specialise in diverse aspects of cultural history.
• Our courses: we offer a variety of single subject and combined courses covering the rich and fascinating language, history, culture, cinema and sociology of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking societies.

If you want to talk to us about our department, you can visit us at an Open Evening, come to one of our events or contact us directly.