Tag: Spain

From #MeToo to Hatred: Online Antifeminist Discourses in Spanish-speaking Countries as a Response to Feminist Movements

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Catalina Farías, Elohim Monard, Elena McCosh, Fernanda Carvajal, Camila Henzi, Jiyoun Suk, Teresa Correa, Dhavan V. Shah Social media have created pathways to digital activism like #MeToo by offering spaces of solidarity and support networks (Suk et al. #MeToo, Networked Acknowledgment 14). Such platforms enable the exchange of activism discourses across borders, ultimately facilitating the creation of …

Sueños y Miedos Cristalizados: ¿Qué nos dicen Las piedras preciosas del Lapidario de Alfonso X el Sabio?

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Jorge Santander Existe en los estudios medievales una tendencia orientada hacia el estudio de los objetos y de las cosas (thing theory) y la materialidad. Dichos estudios consideran que los objetos y las cosas no son exclusivamente símbolos o significantes, sino que tienen la capacidad de actuar por sí mismos. Sostienen que los objetos pueden …

Toxic Work in Post-2008 Spain

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Rachelle Wilson The meaning and function of work within many capitalist countries around the world has transformed radically in the 21st century. According to ecofeminist Yayo Herrero, during precapitalist times work used to encompass all the life-sustaining activities that protected the multispecies collective. Such activities centered around a gamut of labors of care: care for …