Spanish Conversation and Composition [Spanish 301, Fall 2023]: Latinos at Wabash

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Last Updated: 2024-04-11

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During the Fall 2023 semester, students in Spanish 301 Spanish Conversation and Composition completed research on Hispanic and Latino alumni and faculty of Wabash College. The output of the class was Spanish-language podcasts and English-language research papers on each student's person. The combined project is entitled "Latinos at Wabash." The class worked closely with the Robert T. Ramsay, Jr. Archival Center at Wabash College for the project, and the intention of the assignment as stated in the course syllabus was to "...share with the Archives to preserve the history of the Hispanic and Latino students and faculty." The collection includes the students' podcasts and essays, select course materials, and documentation created by and for the Ramsay Archival Center on the individuals researched.

A Note on Keywords and Subjects: The keyword field includes common-language phrases that were selected either by the creators to describe their work or by the Ramsay Archival Center to improve search capabilities throughout the Wabash College Institutional Repository. The subject field includes Library of Congress Subject Headings, a standardized controlled vocabulary used to improve search capabilities across libraries and archives. Specifically under the keyword field, Latino is used as it is associated with the project and Latinx is used as the gender-neutral equivalent traditionally used in academia. Specifically under the subject field, Latin Americans is defined as "Here are entered works on citizens of Latin American countries. This includes Mexico and the countries in Central America, Caribbean, and South America where Romance languages are predominantly spoken," and Hispanic Americans is defined as "Here are entered works on United States citizens of Latin American descent."