{"id":189,"date":"2025-09-10T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:07:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We are a group formed by international scholars from various artistic and humanistic disciplines, who promote interdisciplinary research in the history of science and the history of music.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5891904d542&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5891904d542\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-892x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-892x1024.jpeg 892w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-261x300.jpeg 261w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-768x881.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-1338x1536.jpeg 1338w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-1785x2048.jpeg 1785w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-1200x1377.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/descarga-1980x2272.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elena Serrano Jerez (UAB)<br\/>elena.serrano@uab.cat<br\/><br\/>Ram\u00f3n y Cajal fellow in the Institut de Hist\u00f2ria de la Ci\u00e8ncia. I have pursued an international career in the intersection between history of science and gender in the long 18th-century. I have also published on the relationship between gender, music and emotions.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5891904e152&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5891904e152\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/dd-889x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/dd-889x1024.jpeg 889w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/dd-260x300.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/dd-768x884.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/09\/dd.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tasio Rodrigo (UAB)<br\/>tasio.rodrigo@uab.cat<br\/><br\/>Musicologist and PhD student in History of Science (iHC). With great interest in the historical intersections between music thought and science. I work on the relationship between music and animals in the Early Modern period.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5891904f300&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5891904f300\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/12\/IMG_2165jjj-4-867x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/12\/IMG_2165jjj-4-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/12\/IMG_2165jjj-4-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/12\/IMG_2165jjj-4-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2025\/12\/IMG_2165jjj-4.jpg 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monica Balltondre (UAB)<br\/>monica.balltondre@uab.cat<br\/><br\/>Associate professor and researcher at the iHC. I specialize in gender, body, and affections in history. I have worked extensively on spiritual medieval women and on the history of Spiritualism in the second half of the 19th century.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a58919050810&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a58919050810\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1388\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/belen-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/belen-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/belen-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/belen-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bel\u00e9n Jim\u00e9nez Alonso (UOC)<br\/>bjimeneza@uoc.edu<br\/><br\/>Associate Professor at the UOC and member of the CARENET research group. Drawing on the history and epistemology of psychology, researches the use of musical technologies in education during the Franco regime. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a58919051465&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a58919051465\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1391\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/silueta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/sirens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/07\/silueta.jpg 416w, 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