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Spanish majors benefit from a nationally-recognized faculty with diverse specializations spanning multiple disciplines: Medieval to contemporary Peninsular literature, Latin American literary works from colonial eras to today, Portuguese and Brazilian literary studies, Spanish and Latin American film studies, women's writings from Spanish, Latin American and US Latina perspectives, cultural studies of Spanish-speaking regions, and Spanish language linguistics. Beyond these resident experts, the department frequently hosts distinguished visiting scholars and renowned Hispanic writers for semester-long engagements. Previous visiting authors have featured literary luminaries such as Isabel Allende, Pa Barros, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Antonio Cisneros, Diamela Eltit, Laura Freixas, Mempo Giardinelli, Liliana Heker, Carmen Martn Gaite, Rosa Montero, Antonio Muoz Molina, Antonio Skrmeta, and Ana Maria Shua.