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The Universidad de Granada publishes an essay on the formation of political theories of the Middle Ages

Opening some research lines in order to guide students and scholars is the aim of this book by Henri-Xavier Arquillière published by the Universidad of Granada under the title: The political augustinism, an essay on the formation of the political theories in the Middle Ages. The volume, edited in collaboration with the Universitat de València,… Seguir Leyendo The Universidad de Granada publishes an essay on the formation of political theories of the Middle Ages

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A researcher discovers the university record of writer Juan Valera in the archive of the UGR

The student’s record of the nineteenth-century writer Juan Valera, has been preserved in the files of the University of Granada where the el novelist, indigenous to Cordoba, read Law. Remedios Sánchez García, who has found the record during the development of her rsearch thesis about the role of women in the work of the author… Seguir Leyendo A researcher discovers the university record of writer Juan Valera in the archive of the UGR

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The UGR completes the edition of the work “Art History in Latin America and the Philippines” with the publication of a third volume

This third volume of the series of Art History in Latin America and the Philippines, supervised by Professor of Art History of the University of Granada Rafael López Guzmán and scientifically coordinated by professors María Luisa Bellido Gant and Rodrigo Gutiérrez Visuales completes the project given by the Publishing House of the University of Granada… Seguir Leyendo The UGR completes the edition of the work “Art History in Latin America and the Philippines” with the publication of a third volume

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A book of the University of Granada analyses the presence of eroticism, sensuality and sexuality in literature

From eroticism in Greece, with its plural conception, to Eros in Eastern cultures, the book “A title for Eros. Eroticism, sensuality and sexuality in Literature” (coordinated by Remedios Sánchez and published by the University of Granada in the collection “Library of Humanities. Literary theory and critics”, supervised by professor Sultana Wahnón Bensusán) deals with the… Seguir Leyendo A book of the University of Granada analyses the presence of eroticism, sensuality and sexuality in literature

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A research work of the UGR restores in ground-plan the site of the mosque of aljama of Granada

Paintings, engravings and drawings, as well as a wide and detailed text information, have allowed a quite reliable restoration of the plan of the mosque of aljama of Granada, besides Arab chronics, Christian texts from the 15th to the 18th century and graphic representations of the mosque aljama of Granada from the 15th century and… Seguir Leyendo A research work of the UGR restores in ground-plan the site of the mosque of aljama of Granada

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The UGR publishes a facsimile edition of “Triunfales celebraciones”, by Luis de Paracuellos Cabeza de Vaca

In the month of February 1640 the Earth had shaken in Granada, and the same happened in the month of October; bread was scarce in the city in the month of May and at the beginning of July Berber pirates pillaged Gualchos whereas, in the same month, French ships defeated the navy of the Indies… Seguir Leyendo The UGR publishes a facsimile edition of “Triunfales celebraciones”, by Luis de Paracuellos Cabeza de Vaca

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Art, conceived as an experience integrated in Bañuelo’s architecture, object of a book edited by the UGR

The building of the Bañuelo (Baño del Nogal, Hamman al Yawza, or Axares) located in the historical centre of Granada, right in the Paseo de los Tristes, is part of present district of the Albaicín and, in the old days, of the district of the Axares (of Health or Delight), is the main character of… Seguir Leyendo Art, conceived as an experience integrated in Bañuelo’s architecture, object of a book edited by the UGR

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Drawing personalities: the educational role of image in children’s stories and cartoons

Among many other aspects, humans are eminently visual beings. Certain estimations calculate more than 90% of the information we receive is visual. Así las cosas, esta información es todavía más importante cuando aún no se ha desarrollado un pensamiento crítico, como sucede, en principio, durante la infancia. If we add to it that, in a… Seguir Leyendo Drawing personalities: the educational role of image in children’s stories and cartoons

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The UGR publishes a book on History of Art in Latin America and the Philippines

The book “History of Art in Latin America and the Philippines. Didactic Materials 1: Pre-Hispanic Cultures” exposes the necessary models for the understanding of cultural processes. The events happened since the end of the 15th century in American territory until the conquest of the Philippines by Legazpi in 1565, imply a contact of western culture… Seguir Leyendo The UGR publishes a book on History of Art in Latin America and the Philippines

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The UGR publishes a book on the image of Venice in architectural restoration culture

The city of Venice has been the argument of a Torres Balbás Seminar of the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the University of Granada, where research works on its architectural heritage were analysed, as well as concrete proposals for its maintenance, preservation and urban restoration. The conclusions of these work sessions in which renowned… Seguir Leyendo The UGR publishes a book on the image of Venice in architectural restoration culture