The presentation of the fourth volume of the poetry collection “Álbumes Versàlia” will take place on Thursday, January 16, at 6:30 p.m., at the Jaimes bookstore in Barcelona (Valencia street, 318).

The latest book is entitled Por/Poder and is illustrated with twenty-seven drawings by the painter Jerónimo Prieto. The volume brings together the contributions of thirty-one poets on the chosen theme, headed by the poet and translator Arnau Pons and the poet Chantal Maillard, who, with texts written expressly for the occasion, open the first section: Caplletres.

The second is an anthology of poems from different periods and languages on the theme, freely commented afterwards by a large number of poets, such as Nuria Busquet, Eduardo Moga, Josep Mi. Ripoll, Gemma Arimany, Emilia Conejo, Esteban Martínez Serra, Víctor Obiols, Xavier Farré, Luz Pichel, Josep Gerona Fumara, Jordi Llavina, Raquel Casas, Jaume Creus, or Joaquim Sala-Sanahuja, among others.

In the third section, all the participating poets offer us their unpublished poems. And the book closes with an appendix with the original versions of the translated poems.

The presentation will consist of the reading of some of the poems commented by the poets participating in the edition of the book: Víctor Obiols, Jaume Creus, Gemma Arimany, Empar Sàez, Susanna Gonzàlez Túrigas, Víctor Mañosa, Josep Ma. Ripoll, Eduardo Moga, Esteban Martínez Serra, Arnau Pons and Josep Gerona Fumàs.

The presentation of the fourth volume of the poetry collection ‘Álbumes Versàlia’ will take place on Thursday 28 November at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Casal Pere Quart in Sabadell (Carrer de Lacy, 11).

The latest book is entitled Por/Poder and is illustrated with twenty-seven drawings by the painter Jerónimo Prieto. The volume brings together the contributions of thirty-one poets on the chosen theme, headed by the poet and translator Arnau Pons and the poet Chantal Maillard, who, with texts written expressly for the occasion, open the first section: Caplletres.

The second is an anthology of poems from different periods and languages on the theme, freely commented on afterwards by a large number of poets, such as Nuria Busquet, Eduardo Moga, Josep Mi. Ripoll, Gemma Arimany, Emilia Conejo, Esteban Martínez Serra, Víctor Obiols, Xavier Farré, Luz Pichel, Josep Gerona Fumara, Jordi Llavina, Raquel Casas, Jaume Creus, and Joaquim Sala-Sanahuja, among others.

In the third section, all the participating poets offer us their unpublished poems. The book closes with an appendix containing the original versions of the poems translated.

The presentation ceremony will consist of the reading of some of the poems with commentary by the actors Enric López and Mi. Antonia Bartolí, and with the musical intervention of Joan Alavedra on the accordion.

The Casal de Barri Transformadors in Barcelona hosted the presentation of the book Feminismo no es sexismo. Conversations on gender and inequality, from the collection ‘El espejo y la lámpara’ by Edicions UAB. The book proposes a critical reflection on the displacement that part of the feminist discourse has suffered. María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas, members of the UAB Department of Sociology and authors of the book, took part in the event. It took place on 20 March, at 19h.

This work proposes a critical reflection on the displacement that part of the feminist discourse has undergone, both in terms of the analysis of social reality and in terms of the movement's objectives. The text begins with a discussion between Marc Barbeta-Viñas and María Jesús Izquierdo, one of the most relevant sociologists in the study of gender inequality, and moves on to the main issues that currently occupy the feminist agenda and discourse.

Book sample:

https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Ja03EQAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA6&hl=ca

The books of the 2024 edition of the Literary Awards, jointly organised every year by the City Council of Cerdanyola del Vallès and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, were presented yesterday, Thursday 7 November, at 1pm, at the Institut Pozas in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Calle del Águila, 65).

The winners were announced last May at the awards ceremony held at the UAB. Carla Clúa Alcón, with her work Pausa, sucre, Sevilla, was the winner of the 15th ‘Caterina Albert’ short story prize for young people. Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila, with the work Ballar amb els espectres, and Josep Domènech Ponsatí, with the work Eixint de fer, were declared ex-aequo winners of the 29th ‘Miquel Martí i Pol’ poetry prize. Miquel Ribas Figueras, with his work Ilha do Farol, became the winner of the XXX ‘Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders’ novel prize.

The event was attended by the Mayor of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Carlos Cordón; the Councillor for Education of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Pilar Adell; the Vice-Rector for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rosa María Sebastián; and the authors Josep Domènech Ponsatí and Miquel Ribas. Carla Clúa Alcón (Tarragona) and Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila (València) were present, through videos with a few words of gratitude for the publication of their books.

The final part of the event included the presentation of the terms and conditions of the Literary Awards 2025, which will open for submissions on 13 December.

Cartes i salut al segle XVI. Hipòlita Roís de Liori i Estefania de Requesens will be presented on Friday 7 February in Oliva, on Monday 17 February in Gandia and on Thursday 27 February in Riba-roja de Túria. The presentations will be attended by the author himself, Francesc Devesa i Jordà, a medical expert who has dedicated his life to the study of medical anthropology and the history of medicine.

The book is a co-publication between Publications of the Universitat de València (PUV) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and reveals the intimate universe of Hipólita Roís de Liori and Estefanía de Requesens, mother and daughter who, through their correspondence, reveal surprising details about illnesses, remedies, food, violence, religious rituals and the work of doctors, midwives and apothecaries in the Renaissance.

Day: 07/02/25

Place: Biblioteca l’Envic (passeig de Gregori Maians, 36, Oliva)

Hour: 19 h

Organised by: Associació Centelles-Riusech.

Hosted by: Lluïsa Parra i Anna Parra

Day: 17/02/25

Place: Saló de Conferències de Foment AIC (carrer de Sant Francesc de Borja, 56, Gandia)

Hour: 19 h

Organised by: Foment AIC

Hosted by: Maria Josep Escrivà i Àngela Bañuls

Day: 27/02/25

Place: Castell de Riba-roja de Túria (carrer de la Cisterna, 28)

Hour: 18.30 h

Organised by: Regidoria de Cultura de Riba-roja de Túria

Hosted by: José V. Calatayud

In recent decades, some social and political movements, including feminism, have shifted their approaches towards discourses based on the ‘question of identity’. From this approach, proposals for social change have been based fundamentally on the affirmation of difference and singularity, largely forgetting egalitarian political objectives, as well as the possibility of a diagnosis that addresses the causes and consequences of social inequality in general and gender inequality in particular.
 
Feminismo no es sexismo. Conversaciones sobre género y desigualdad proposes a critical reflection on this type of displacement that part of the feminist discourse has undergone, both in terms of the analysis of social reality and in terms of the movement's objectives. The text begins with a discussion between Marc Barbeta-Viñas and María Jesús Izquierdo, one of the most relevant sociologists in the study of gender inequality, and moves on to the main issues that currently occupy the feminist agenda and discourse. The sexual division of labour and exploitation, the materialist conception of gender, the role of the state and supposedly anti-patriarchal laws and gender violence are some of the topics addressed in this conversation.

María Jesús Izquierdo holds a PhD in Economics and is a retired lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her research interests are social inequality and the sociology of emotions and feelings. She is the founder of the Observatory for Equality at the UAB, and was awarded the University and Society prize by the Social Council of the UAB. She has written several books, including Sin vuelta de hoja. Sexismo: poder, placer y trabajo (Bellaterra, 2001) and El malestar en la desigualdad (Cátedra, 1998).

Marc Barbeta-Viñas holds a PhD in Sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He is currently a lecturer at the same university. His main lines of research are the sociology of consumption and culture, as well as qualitative research methods. He also has research experience in social inequality and gender relations, among other fields. She has published articles in national and international scientific journals, as well as a book and book chapters in the CSIC and the CIS.

On Wednesday 26 February, the book was presented at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB. The event was attended by: Margarita León, lecturer and Head of Equality Policies at the Faculty; and María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas, authors of the book. At the end of the presentation, the Abacus bookshop on the Campus offered the possibility of purchasing the book in the same room.

In addition to this event, on 20 March, the authors plan to present the book at the Ateneu Fort Pienc Civic Centre in Barcelona, with the intervention of Daniel Rico Camps, director of the UAB collection ‘El espejo y la lámpara’.
 
The UAB Publications Service has been responsible for publishing the work, which corresponds to the latest volume (25) of this collection of essays of high dissemination, under the seal of Ediciones UAB. In addition to the paper format, Feminismo no es sexismo. Conversaciones sobre género y desigualdad can also be purchased in electronic format for payment, through book e-commerce platforms, such as Unebook.es or Google Play Books.

Presentations:
 
Day: 26/02/2025
Time: 13 h
Place: in classroom 12 of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB (Edifici B2, Av. de l'Eix Central, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Organised by: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB
Speakers: Margarita León, María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas

Date: 20/03/2025
Time: 19 h
Place: Ateneu Fort Pienc Civic Centre (Pl. del Fort Pienc, 4-5, 08013 Barcelona)
Organised by: El Safareig
Speakers: Daniel Rico Camps, María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas

Book sample:

https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Ja03EQAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA6&hl=ca

In the framework of the International Open Access Week, the Publications Service of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) will celebrate the UAB Scientific Journals Day 2024 on Tuesday 23 October, from 10 am to 2 pm, in the Journals Room of the Humanities Library of the University. The meeting is open to all those who participate or collaborate in the publication of UAB journals and who have previously registered via the registration form.

A total of 28 people have registered and the program will be as follows:

PROGRAM

10.00 h Presentation and dynamics of the Day 

Topics
New features of OJS version 3.3
Journal mail management
Indexing a journal
Open Peer Review
Managing notices
 
11.30 h Coffee break
 
12.00 h Management of review forms
Indexing (tips and tricks)
Gender parity in the contents of journals
Monographic issues. Do they count in databases?
Managing communication with authors

One hundred and ninety-two works have been accepted for this year's short story, poetry, and novel competition. The jury's decision will be announced on May 28.

Participation in this year's literary awards has increased at a very high level. The deadline for entries closed last February and a total of 192 original works were submitted, 82 of them for the novel prize, 85 for the poetry prize and 25 for the short story prize. These figures are the highest since 2002, when the organizers -the City Council and the University- decided to merge their respective contests and start the competition together.

This year, the 15th “Caterina Albert” Short Narrative Prize for Young People, worth 500 euros; the 29th “Miquel Martí i Pol” Poetry Prize, worth 1,000 euros; and the 30th “Valldaura - Pere Calders Memorial” Novel Prize, worth 3,000 euros.

Currently, the members of the juries of each category are reviewing the works and the verdict will be announced on May 28, at 4 pm, at the awards ceremony to be held at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UAB. The event will be attended by: Javier Lafuente Sancho, Rector of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Rosa María Sebastián, Vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship of the UAB; and Margarita Freixas i Alás, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UAB. Regarding the City Council, the event will be attended by: Carlos Cordón, Mayor of the Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council; and David González Chanca, Councilor of Culture, Communication and EMD of Bellater.

The event will be recorded and can be followed live on the UAB YouTube Channel.

Tributes to Àngel Guimerà and Maria-Mercè Marçal

The organization of the awards wishes to pay tribute in this edition to Àngel Guimerà (1845-1924), the Catalan playwright who has enjoyed the greatest international projection and one of the great poets of the Catalan 19th century, coinciding with the centenary of his death and the commemoration of the Guimerà Year by the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya. In fact, the City Council of Cerdanyola already paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of the death of Àngel Guimerà to the 23rd Marathon of reading, which organized last April 23 for St. George. In this line, the assistants to the awards ceremony will be able to enjoy a performance dedicated to Guimerà's work, by the UAB Chamber Choir, conducted by Poire Vallvé.

On the other hand, the event will also recognize the work of the poet and feminist activist, Maria-Mercè Marçal (1952-1998), through the poetic recital Marçal sentida, which will be given by Sofia Oliva Sabater and Laia Solé Moreno, predoctoral researcher in Greek Philology at the UAB and student of Fine Arts at the UB, respectively.

Noms. Revista de la Societat d'Onomàstica has published a review of the book Tot un món en català in its latest issue (22).

Tot un món en català is the work of David Paloma Sanllehí, PhD in Catalan Philology and professor of Catalan language at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

The book deals with exonymy, that is, the exogenous or foreign toponymy that has a Catalan form, one of the least treated aspects of toponymy, but which is today one of the most lively topics and one that generates the most doubts and queries, both in the world of the media and in the world of linguistic advice.

You can consult the whole issue and the review (pages 21-22) at the following link: https://www.imatgies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Noms22.pdf

Until 3 February, researchers who are authors of publications included in the Intercambio Científico (IC) system of digital books for the use of the university community can include the statistics of consultation of this project as an indication of relevance and impact to the current call for research sexenios of 2024.

Lo IC is a project that the Union of Spanish University Publishers (UNE) promoted in 2016 and since then more than 14,000 ebooks, corresponding to monographs and manuals of all areas of knowledge, are exchanged by 63 universities and are available to researchers, teachers and students through the libraries of the campuses and research centres adhered to the programme. In the case of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Publications Service makes available its entire digital collection, which consists of more than 180 publications. In this sense, researchers who have published an e-book with our Service will be able to compute the statistics of the CI for their six-year periods.

To find out which books are part of the CI and their data, please visit the following page: https://www.une.es/estadisticas-intercambio-cientifico. The statistics show the evolution of consultations, according to publisher, library or publication. In the case of the UAB, the work Investigación en psicologia i logopedia, by Mariona Portell and Jaume Vives, professors of the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences at the UAB, is the second most consulted university publication. Investigación en psicologia y logopedia has a total of 360,088 page views and is available in open access digital format and in paid paper format