Latin American studies

Latin American, even Ibero- American Studies, is the science, which traditionally deals with Latin American languages ​​and Latin American literature and culture. In the Latin American all written or spoken in Spanish and Portuguese texts and all Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking American cultures are explored. Some Latin American institutions such as the LAI at the FU Berlin have next to a social science focus.

The French-speaking areas of the Americas ( Quebec City, Louisiana, Haiti, French Guiana, etc.) and English-speaking regions (Belize, Jamaica, etc.) are not part of the Latin American Studies. As such, it deals with Spanish America, it is the branch of Hispanic Studies, with respect to Brazil, it belongs to Lusitanistics.