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Hispanic Studies and Spanish Language

An introduction to Hispanic Studies resources at UMSL Libraries, including Spanish language learning materials.

Text: Hispanic Studies and Spanish Language. Background: World map highlighting Spanish-speaking countries.

¡Bienvenidos!

This guide offers an introduction to Hispanic Studies resources at UMSL Libraries. It is intended as a starting point for your research, rather than a comprehensive guide to all library materials. Undergraduate and new graduate students may find this guide particularly useful.


Navigate using the left-side tabs. You will find help with:

  • Introductory resources and background information
  • Resources for Spanish language learners
  • Research strategies for locating books and articles in Spanish and English, including database links
  • Spanish language news
  • Citations

You are invited to contact the library at any time with questions about searching for / accessing resources! Purchase recommendations are welcome from UMSL faculty, staff, and students.

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Latino Literature

Offers a comprehensive overview of the most important authors, movements, genres, and historical turning points in Latino literature.

Praying to Portraits

Examines the history, meaning, and cultural significance of a crucial image type in the early modern Hispanic world: the sacred portrait.

Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas

Through the stories of musicians--Rubén Blades, Shakira, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Miguel Zenón--Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas traces how artists use music to produce worlds and senses of the world at the ever-transforming conjunction of Latin America and the United States.

Flamenco Music

Offers English-language readers a rare portrait of the music's history, styles, and cultural impact. Beginning with flamenco's Moorish and Roma influences, Manuel follows the music's evolution through its consolidation in the mid-1800s and on to the vibrant contemporary scene.

Lo Que Yo Vi / What I Saw

The memoirs of the renowned Mexican author, Laura Esquivel, sprinkled with her nostalgia for the past, but centered on her hopes for the present times.