
Spanish Research & Resources
Collaborative research enables students to work with a professor on creative projects of mutual interest and may lead to NCUR presentations or honors projects.
- Jill did a cross cultural examination of Beauty and the Beast, which inspired a professional dance group to perform the Indian original at both the Ordway and O’Shaughnessey auditoriums.
- Corbin is looking at the societal role of Latin American hip-hop.
- Ben did research on the economic success of Latino businesses in the Twin Cities, an impressive work that he feels got him a government job with USAID.
- Angela wrote her honors project on Latino gangs, their signs, symbols, and local lore in Minnesota that won her a teaching scholarship.
- Heidi surveyed college students in the Dominican Republic while researching her paper on the three martyred Mirabal sisters.
- Sara, Rena, Laura, and Casandra translated Latin American science fiction stories that were published by a major academic press.
- Rebecca’s study abroad resulted in research on the struggles of gay youth in Nicaragua.
- Kimberly wrote an excellent study on the Virgin of Guadalupe, la Malinche, and la Dolorosa that inspired the creation of a new course at Hamline.
- Other topics have included immigration, Spanish & Latin American authors, history, economics, and religion.
Spanish has an impressive record of collaborative research and continues to reach out to students to engage in this worthwhile endeavor.