ANDALUSIAN HISTORICAL RESEARCH HUM331

Description

This interdisciplinary research group specializes in the study of politics, mentalities, cultural forms and gender roles in Andalusia, Spain and Latin America during the XIX-XX centuries. Much of the team's work focuses on the retrieval and analysis of sources and materials, with a comparative perspective, in order to disseminate the knowledge of contemporary societies in Andalusia, Spain and Latin America.

Research Topics

Redefinition of the Andalusian identity taking into account general, social, cultural, political and economical factors contributing to differences and inequality.
Research about Mediterranean cultures and their social, political and cultural customs.
Recovery of material and sources for the investigation of public sphere, day-to-day life and private spaces.
Research of gender studies from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Scientific-Technical Services

Registration and cataloging of documentary sources: archival, hemerographic and oral.
Creation of historical, social references and cultural references.
Advisor for the (print) media, administration public and private companies in historic and sociologic concerns.
Advisor for the tourism industry in order to emphasise the Andalusian history.
Training in equality policies.
Organization and translation services of congresses and courses.
Advice to NGDOs with a gender perspective.
Collaboration with women''s associations and feminist entities at the national and international levels.
Collaboration with historic memory organizations.