Languages, Cultures and Literatures

Mission Statement

The Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures is committed to shaping the next generation of global citizens through the development of students' communicative and linguistic proficiency, intercultural competency, and skills in critical thinking through the study of languages, literatures, and other forms of cultural production.

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In the News

Faith Drives Daniel Rodriguez '20 to Get Involved at USD
// November 5, 2019
Daniel Rodriguez is a graduating senior who is a double major in architecture and Spanish at the University of San Diego. He’s partici…
Renaming Gathering is a Celebration for Kumeyaay Nation
// October 15, 2019
Mata'yuum means “gathering place” in the Kumeyaay Nation language.…
Dr. Julia M. Medina publishes an article about Popular Culture in San Francisco
// July 2, 2019
Crafted as posters to promote solidarity gatherings, a series of illustrations of Augusto C. Sandino circulated in San Francisco between 197…
Office Hours: Leonora Simonovis-Brown, PhD, Associate Professor of Spanish
// April 16, 2019
For Leonora Simonovis-Brown, PhD, associate professor of Spanish at the University of San Diego, learning a different language helps you vie…
USD French Professor Shares Perspective on Devastating Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
// April 16, 2019
Monday’s devastating fire that badly damaged the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, left an emotional wound on millions o…
Dr. Loredana Di Martino Contributes to Volume on the Contemporary Novel
// March 26, 2019
Loredana Di Martino, “Ridare un senso al dolore: la narrazione della morte nell’epoca della sua spettacolarizzazione mediatica.&…
2018 LCL Faculty Publications
// March 14, 2019
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures congratulates faculty for the following publications in 2018. Rebecca Ingram …
Dr. Julia Medina Publishes Article on Rubén Darío
// January 20, 2019
The special issue of Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, entitled “Rubén Darío and Modernismo today”…
"A Night in Spain" on Sept. 21 Opens Fall Semester of USD Music Concerts
// September 18, 2018
It's a special occasion when one can enjoy a sampling of Spanish culture locally. After all, the University of San Diego draws much of its c…
French Department Founder, Professor Emerita Jeannette Brink Rigsby, Passes Away
// December 21, 2017
Dr. Jeannette Brink Rigsby, Professor Emerita in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures, passed peacefully on December 20.&nb…