Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Join the University of Miami Libraries as we commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have enriched our nation and society and inspired others to achieve success.
Explore the listing below to discover archives, books, digital resources, films, newspapers and journals, links to useful websites, and so much more in the Libraries’ interdisciplinary Latin American and Caribbean Studies research guides.
- LatinX Art: This guide to LatinX art provides links to e-books, databases, journals, and web resources for those studying art relating to people of Latin American origin or descent. (Created by Gilda Santana, head of the Architecture Research Center and librarian for art and art history)
- Spanish and Spanish Studies: This guide features basic resources on Spanish and Spanish studies and also includes a link to “The Cultures of Spanish America” course guide. (Created by Shatha Baydoun, librarian for history and modern languages and literatures)
- Latin American Music: The guide is intended for those beginning to conduct research or for those who have an interest in the music of Latin America and its history.
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies: The Latin American collection at the Libraries contains materials that support doctorate-level research in all disciplines in Latin American studies. The collection covers the English, French, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean, as well as Mexico, Central America, and South America. Our Iberian collection emphasizes topics in the humanities and social sciences, especially those related to Spain and its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. (Created by Béatrice Skokan, head of Manuscripts & Archives Management, curator of Caribbean collections, and subject liaison for French and Francophone studies; and Martin Tsang, Cuban Heritage Collection librarian and curator of Latin American collections)
- Latin American and Caribbean History: This guide is intended for graduate and undergraduate students and presents a variety of library and Open Web Platform websites available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The collection is useful for conducting historical research and includes newspapers, literary sources, and digital libraries. (Created by Shatha Baydoun, librarian for history and modern languages and literatures)
- Afro-Cuban Collections: In this guide, you will find materials to assist in the research of the Libraries’ Afro-Cuban collections as well as additional external resources. (Created by Amanda Moreno, interim Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection and archivist for the Collection; Martin Tsang, Cuban Heritage Collection librarian and curator of Latin American collections; and Katherine Villa, Peer Research Consultant and UGrow Fellow, 2020–2021)
- Cuban Heritage Collection: This is a collection of guides relevant to the University of Miami’s unique Cuban Heritage Collection. (Created by Elizabeth Cerejido, curator for Cuban Collections at the Cuban Heritage Collection; Amanda Moreno, interim Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection and archivist for the Collection; and Martin Tsang, Cuban Heritage Collection librarian and curator of Latin American collections)
- Latin American Modernism: This guide includes numerous resources relevant to Latin American art history—specifically Modernism—and contains resources online and available through the Libraries. (Created by Gilda Santana, head of the Architecture Research Center and librarian for art and art history)
- INS 566 U.S.–Latin American Relations: This course-specific guide presents resources for studying the history and politics of U.S.–Latin American relations. It also includes links to helpful databases and research tools.
- Cuban Genealogy Research: This guide provides links to helpful resources for those exploring their family history and genealogy, specific to those with Cuban roots and heritage. It also includes links to additional genealogy resources. (Created by Amanda Moreno, interim Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection and archivist for the Collection; and Martin Tsang, Cuban Heritage Collection librarian and curator of Latin American collections)
