The University of La Laguna is celebrating this week the XXXVI Seminar of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, under the title "Heritage and Memory. Construction and Transformation of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance", a consolidated academic event that celebrates 36 years of uninterrupted history.<\/p>\n
This activity, organized by the Institute of Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies<\/a> Organized by the University of La Laguna (ULL), this event is supported by the Institute of Canarian Studies and the Arico Town Council, as well as the Faculty of Humanities and various departments of the university. With a strong interdisciplinary focus, this conference brings together specialists from diverse fields of knowledge to address the proposed common theme, which this year centers on heritage and memory studies from various perspectives within the Humanities. This edition features eight distinguished speakers from the disciplines of Classical Studies, History, and French Studies, representing universities in Andalusia, Catalonia, Castile and Le\u00f3n, Asturias, and Valencia.<\/p>\n Antonio Aparicio<\/a>, The Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer at the University of La Laguna (ULL) emphasized the strategic value of the seminar as "one of the cornerstones of activity in the Humanities" at the University, highlighting its continuity and the institutional commitment that has allowed its consolidation over more than three decades. In this regard, he stressed the importance of research as a driving force for knowledge generation, but also the need for this knowledge to have a real social impact.<\/p>\n The seminar coordinator and professor Dulce M\u00aa Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> She noted that the various presentations brought to this event by experts from different branches of the Humanities address issues such as the reinterpretation of Classical Antiquity in the Middle Ages, the political use of Islamic art, humanist spirituality, and local heritage. Furthermore, she emphasized the relevance of this year's theme: \u201cHeritage is not simply what we inherit; it is what we decide to preserve, what we choose to remember, and also what we transform when we transmit it.\u201d.<\/p>\n