Drawing from the expertise of five tenured faculty within the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, dozens of specialists in related fields within the University of Texas at Austin, and one of the world's leading collections of relevant archival resources, a PhD specialization in Luso-Brazilian Cultural and Media studies trains students in a range of areas of vital relevance to global studies and the humanities. In addition to providing students with the cultural capital and critical thinking skills crucial to a better understanding of Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa and Asia, this specialization provides ample opportunities for focused scholarly training in the following areas: