The concentration in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies has strong support at Florida State University, as indicated by recent tenure-track faculty hires in Comparative Caribbean Studies and Colonial Spanish America. Our Hispanic faculty specializes in current issues including cultural identity, race, gender, ethnicity from a variety of theoretical approaches, including Post-Colonial Studies, Cultural Studies, Queer Studies, Eco-Criticism, Performance Studies, and Material Culture Studies. Hispanic Studies works collaboratively with other programs and specialties in the department, including Francophone Studies, as well as with other university departments and programs, including Art History, English, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. We welcome applicants for the MA degree and PhD degree in Spanish with a concentration in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies. The concentration in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies offers MA and PhD courses. Graduate students specialize in Spanish American and Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies. Between 2000 and 2018, the program has graduated over 50 PhDs. Areas of doctoral dissertations have included Hispanic Caribbean Studies, US Latino, Contemporary Iberia, Colonial Spanish America, the Southern Cone, and the Spanish Golden Age. The production and quality of MAs and PhDs in Spanish is in sync with job market conditions which, despite being highly competitive, have been met with success by our graduates. Our doctoral graduates have obtained tenure-track employment at institutions such as the University of Central Florida, the City University of New York, The University of Alabama, The University of North Carolina, University of North Georgia, Carthage University, Spring Hill College, College of Mount St Vincent, and Ferrum College.