The archive of the democratic transition in the ULL Library is the star of the Book Day exhibition

The University of La Laguna celebrates Book Day each year with an exhibition that focuses on a specific theme. In 2024, the chosen theme is the democratic transition in the Canary Islands, and the exhibition will center on the archival project the university is working on regarding this historical event. The opening will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. in the General and Humanities Library on the Guajara Campus.

The opening will be attended by the Rector of the University of La Laguna, Francisco García Rodríguez; the Director General of Culture and Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands, Miguel Ángel Clavijo Redondo; the Director of the Library Service of the academic institution, Luis Gonzalo Rey Pinzón; the representative of the academic team of the exhibition, the professor of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Marta Jiménez Jaén; and the technical coordinator of the exhibition on behalf of the Library Service, Paqui Rivero.

Previously, the university library will receive the traditional contribution of funds and materials from the ULL Alumni Association, and, in addition, this year the acceptance documents for donations from the Millares and Escohotado Ibor families will also be signed.

During the event there will also be a performance by the Philology Theatre Group and, at 12:00, the round table “Archives and democratic memory. Difficulties and challenges”, moderated by Inma Blanco Herranz, professor of Contemporary History at the University of La Laguna, with the participation of Emilio Rosillo Clement, director of the Archive of Democracy at the University of Alicante; Juan Manuel Brito Díaz, professor of History (ULPGC); Domingo Gari-Montllor Hayek, professor of Contemporary History (University of La Laguna); and Alberto Báez García, professor of Political Science (University of La Laguna).

Philology Cultural Week

Furthermore, to mark the same anniversary, the Philology Section of the Faculty of Humanities has organized a cultural week during which renowned international speakers will give several lectures on various topics related to Spanish literature, which will take place at 11:30 in the Audiovisual Room over three days.

Thus, Edwin Williamson, emeritus professor at the University of Oxford and specialist in Golden Age and Latin American literature, will give two presentations: on April 23 he will speak on “The 'romantic' interpretation of Don Quixote and its detractors: a critical evaluation,‘ while on Thursday the 25th he will give ’The evolution of Hispanic studies in the United Kingdom, with a special focus on the University of Oxford.”.

Meanwhile, Marcel Sosa, professor at the University of Salta (Argentina), will participate in the cycle on Wednesday, April 25, with the lecture "The forms of unease: a new approach to the theatrical poetics of José Sanchís Sinisterra.".

In addition, on the 23rd, after Professor Williamson's first lecture, the Philology Theatre Group, under the direction of José Antonio Ramos Arteaga, will perform the world premiere of the comic play "Los compadres del Rubicón", written in 1847 by Dominga Spínola Bethencourt (1802-1876), the first female playwright in the Canary Islands.