LibGuides: World Languages and Cultures: Spanish

Reference Works

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Encyclopedia providing a multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times through the 21st Century. Covers cultural issues and includes biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.

Gale Literary Sources This link opens in a new window
A good source for background information on authors and works.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The leading scholarly bibliography on modern languages and literatures-- a good source for scholarly articles, books, book chapters and dissertations. Some material may need to be acquired by interlibrary loan.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
The library's largest ebook collection; searches in Ebook Central it will look inside the full text of books, so it's a good place to do a thorough search for a specific topic.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text access to important scholarly journal literature in history, economics, political science, and other humanities and social sciences disciplines.

Spanish Videos in Films on Demand
Videos on the language, culture and history of Spain in Latin America, featuring language instruction series like "Suenos: World Spanish," "Real Spanish" and "Nuevos Destinos."
Spanish Films via Kanopy Streaming
Classic and modern cinema in Spanish, from Kanopy Streaming.

Search in WorldCat to find books at libraries around the world, and request them via Interlibrary Loan.

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
A large directory of web resources related to Latin America, maintained by the University of Texas.
Instituto Cervantes
Website of a public not-for-profit institution created by the Spanish government to promote Spanish language and culture.

Spanish Learning Books in the Meredith Library
Books and ebooks available for checkout and online reading.

Duolingo Spanish
Fun and free Spanish learning program that uses short, game-like exercises to build language skills.
Audiria
A collection of podcasts and audio clips for practicing Spanish phrases, vocabulary and grammar.