Department of Literary and Cultural Studies

The Department of Literary and Cultural Studies develops a range of research lines focused on the history of literature, cultural and intellectual history, book history, and the visual and performing arts. Key areas of study include the role of literature and the arts — including cinema, music, performance, and urban cultures — in shaping the public sphere, public memory, and contemporary social movements; transatlantic cultural dynamics from the colonial period to the present, with particular attention to the editorial, cultural, and artistic networks that have shaped the ties between Europe and Latin America; the history of publishing and cultural industries, with a special focus on the role of women as writers, editors, and creators in literary modernization processes; and the analysis of political, aesthetic, and social ideas from an intellectual history perspective, exploring the relationships between literature, power, and dissent. These research lines incorporate methodologies from the digital humanities — such as the development of databases and the use of computational tools for metadata analysis — which support historical research and contribute to the preservation of Hispanic cultural heritage.

Head of Dept: Xavier Tubau Moreu

Members:
- Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos
- Sergio Bravo Sánchez
- Óscar Cornago Bernal
- Oswaldo Estrada
- Judith Farré Vidal
- Pura Fernández Rodríguez
- Laura Fólica La Regina
- Mª Teresa García-Abad García
- Germán Labrador Méndez
- Pilar Nieva de la Paz  
- Mª Francisca Vilches de Frutos

Research Groups:

- Gender Studies in Cultural Industries and Stage Arts (InGenArTe)
- Gnosis. Knowledge Practices and Cultural Theories
- Research Group on Culture, Publishing and Literature in the Hispanic World (19th-21st cent.) (GICELAH)
- Literature, Image and Cultural History

News:

- Germán Labrador new member of the Departament of Literature of CSIC by ATRAE Program
- The new name of the Departament of Literature of ILLA-CSIC is Department of Literary and Cultural Studies