Last Friday, 13 February, the annual Winter Workshop was held in the Sala d’Actes of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Coordinated by Dr Carme Font, the seminar offered doctoral students the opportunity to share their research with fellow PhD candidates and the teaching body of the English Department. This year, the format shifted from traditional individual presentations to roundtables, allowing candidates to engage more deeply with specific aspects of their dissertations.
Four of our PhD students participated in Roundtable 3: Literary Representations of War, moderated by Dr David Owen and Dr Cristina Pividori. Elvira Aguilera, Cristina Franco, Irene Gassó, and Natàlia Vila reflected on their latest thesis progress, the presence of war and conflict in their dissertations, and their role within the Beyond Postmemory group. After their interventions, participants took part in a Q&A session, inviting feedback from the audience and responding to questions about their projects. The Winter Workshop was an excellent opportunity to exchange insights, debate key aspects of the candidates’ work, and become acquainted with a range of approaches.
