Department of Spanish and Portuguese People

Faculty

Leopoldo Bernucci

  • Distinguished Professor of Spanish
  • The Russell F. and Jean H. Fiddyment Chair in Latin American Studies
712A Sproul Hall
Office Hours
WQ 24: Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00 pm / Wednesdays: 1:00-2:00 pm
In person or remote (remote means: when it is extremely necessary)

Michael Lazzara

  • Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs in Global Affairs
606 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
WQ 24: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3 p.m.
Remote

Robert Patrick Newcomb

  • Professor of Luso-Brazilian Studies
  • Undergraduate Portuguese Advisor
  • Affiliated faculty, Comparative Literature and Critical Theory
  • Director, UC Iberian Studies Consortium
  • Co-director, UC Davis European Studies Initiative
610 Sproul Hall

Ana Peluffo

  • Department Chair of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Professor of Latin American Literatures and Cultures
  • Co-Chair Nineteenth-Century Studies Section (LASA)
  • Affiliated Faculty of Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
703 Sproul Hall

Lecturers

Emeriti Faculty

Graduate Student Representatives

Graduate Students

Peer Advisors

Salvador García

  • Peer Advisor
Office Hours
Wednesday's 4-5pm (Sproul 114)
Friday's 12:10-1:10pm (Sproul 612B)

Staff