We are pleased to report that Dr María Gaviña Costero has recently published El Teatro de Brian Friel (2025). The monograph examines the dramatic works of Brian Friel (Omagh, 1929-2015), one of the most influential Irish playwrights of the 20th century. Dr Gaviña Costero’s publication fills the existing gap in Spanish-speaking academia by presenting a […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr Sara Martín Alegre has published the book Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction by Men: No Plans for the Future (Liverpool University Press, 2025). The recent publication addresses gender roles in conflict and war set in Sci-Fi narratives, examining how masculine identity is shaped by military, ecological, racial, and […]
On 12 June 2025, we hosted “Singing Survival: Memory, Theatre and the Afterlives of Violence” as part of the Words Beyond War initiative at the Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres (UAB). The event, framed within the Projectes d’Educació per a la Justícia Global (EpJG), and funded by FAS, invited colleagues from the Universitat de Lleida to reflect on how […]
At the 2025 Memory Studies Association conference, held at Nottingham Trent University under the theme “Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization,” Dr. Cristina Pividori (UAB) and Dr Andrea Bellot (URV) presented the paper “Ruined Bodies and Landscapes: Theatre, Postmemory, and the Entangled Legacies of Rape and Ecocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” In this joint work, they […]
On Friday 25 April March, we had the pleasure of holding a Role-Play Workshop organised as part of the “Words Beyond War” initiative. The event was a collaborative initiative between FAS (Fundació Autònoma Solidària), the KUDWA association, the Group for the Representation of Conflict (G4RoC), and the Beyond Postmemory Project (POSTLIT). Through embodied storytelling, BA and MA students and […]
On Friday 28 March, the Sala Polivalent at the Àgora building filled with voices, stories and reflections during the Storytelling Session organised as part of the “Words Beyond War” initiative. The event was a collaborative event between FAS (Fundació Autònoma Solidària), the KUDWA association, the Group for the Representation of Conflict (G4RoC), and the Beyond Postmemory Project (POSTLIT). Led by members of KUDWA, the […]
“Narratives Across Borders: Contemporary Perspectives in Literature and Culture” On February 27, we had the pleasure of hosting the 3rd SGR Seminar Barcelona-Lleida, bringing together researchers from G4RoC (Group for the Representation of Conflict, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and CELCA (Centre de Literatures i Cultures en Anglès, Universitat de Lleida) for a discussion on how […]
We are pleased to announce the 3rd SGR Seminar Barcelona-Lleida, titled “Narratives Across Borders: Contemporary Perspectives in Literature and Culture”, taking place on 27th February 2025 at the Sala de Graus, Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). This collaborative research seminar is hosted by G4RoC (Group for the Representation of Conflict, UAB) […]