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News and features
Year Abroad stories: Anu Abicht
In this blog post, Spanish MA (Hons) student Anu Abicht writes about how she discovered a passion for teaching yoga during her Year Abroad in Almería, Spain.
How Latin American feminist theory can help battle toxic masculinity
Elisabeth Goemans, a PhD candidate in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, tells us about writing an opinion piece for the newspaper De Standaard, and what happened next.
Meet our graduates: Harry Richards
We talk to Harry about how his year abroad in Mexico and Colombia inspired him to write a feature film.
Shaping the Sustainable European University
Students of Spanish, Rachel Weller and Gabriel Vargas, talk to us about their involvement in the second Una Europa Student Congress.
What’s it like to be a virtual language ambassador?
Recent French and Spanish MA (Hons) graduate, Anna, talks us through her final year experience.
Meet our graduates: Damian Platt MBE
We talk to the author of “Nothing by Accident: Brazil on the Edge” about how studying Spanish at Edinburgh led to a career in human rights and building a world-class skatepark.
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Event listing
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Scotland's tenth annual celebration of the best of Spanish and Latin American cinema featuring screenings, interviews, workshops and more with directors, writers, actors and academics.
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Celebrating African Heritage and Empowering Women
A discussion between Hirondina Joshua (interpreted by French and Portuguese MA Honours student Hanno Jewell), Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio and Leïla Slimani on experiences across the continent of Africa. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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