Author Archives: ubarcelona

  The seminar “Contranarrativas contra el discurso de odio” presenting the results of the ethnographic research of the European project #REACT has taken place this morning with the presence of representatives of anti-racist organisations and activists. After the presentation of the project and results the seminar has concluded with an engaging debate on  the possible […]

The European Social Research Unit (ESRU) organises the Seminar #REACT ‘Las contranarrativas contra el discurso de odio’ for the project REACT co-financed by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC) of the EU. The seminar will take place on the 11th of December at the Sala de Juntes of the Faculty of Geography and History […]

  On September 25 at 18.30h in the Casal de Barri Pou de la Figa the project “JOVES REFERENTS per la interculturalitat i la prevenció de violències” will signal its closure with a public presentation. Joves Referents led by the Centre d’Estudis Africans i Interculturals and with the collaboration of GENI – Grup de Recerca en Gènere, Identitat i Diversitat, Centre […]

Today, Olga Jubany will present the paper “The hate speech threat to human dignity and human rights” at the ICHR: International Conference on Human Rights in Osaka.  Abstract:  Whereas the new online era provides many new possibilities for interaction and expression it has also become increasingly infested by the growing phenomenon of online hate speech. Part of this refers […]

  GENI will be strongly represented at the ‘IV Congreso Internacional de Antropología AIBR. Encuentros Diálogos y Relatos desde los Sures’ that will take place in Granada (Spain) 4-7 September. On September 5 Jordi Mas i Olga Jubany will present “Las políticas LGTB+ fuera de la gran ciudad. El caso de Sabadell (Cataluña)”  Las políticas […]

  We are happy to announce that the first two activities organised with AGAUR (Grup de Recerca Consolidat – 2017SGR-1091) funding will be held in October: a) “Els arranjaments matrimonials a Catalunya ahir i avui: elements de (dis)continuïtat en una societat creixentment diversa”. Organised by: Joan Bestard i Berta Güell.  b) “Canvis econòmics i transformacions socials. El sentit […]

  Yesterday Olga Jubany and Rosa Lázaro presented “‘Woman’, ‘Migrant’ and ‘Temporary Worker’ Intersectionality in the post-Fordist labour market between North and South America” at the IMISCOE Annual Conference in Barcelona. The paper was presented in the Workshop: Migration, Migrant Workers and Labour Markets in Europe II led by Rinus Pennix.   Olga Jubany and […]