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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · 17d

We're looking for a Membership Secretary to join our Executive Committee! All information below

ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · 26d

⚠️ Vacancy ⚠️
IJIS - Call for 2 Book Review Editors 📚
All the information below ⬇️

ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 11

We've just changed our Bluesky handle to ACIS47th, and we are delighted to announce that next year's conference will be held at the Universidade do Minho in Portugal in early September. We cannot wait!! 🎓🇵🇹

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 11

Our 46th conference was a success! It's always a pleasure to meet up and exchange ideas about Contemporary Iberian Studies 🌍 Thanks to the organising team, the ACIS executive committee and, especially, all our wonderful speakers! Some final highlights of day 3, including a very special dinner ✨

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Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn.bsky.social · Sep 5

What an amazing panel on gender and the body in Spanish cinema at @acis46.bsky.social! Thanks to the organisers for such a stimulating conference 😍

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amazing walking tour of beautiful Santiago de Compostela led by our colleagues of Rede Galabra! 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏿‍♂️

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 5

Starting day 3 with our last plenary talk: ‘Spanish Silent Cinema, Between Technophilia and Technophobia’ by Leigh Mercer (University of Washington)

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 5

Highlights of day 2! ✨

🛬 Plenary talk ‘Turismo e Iberismo’ by Xerardo Pereiro

📖 Panels on Cinema, Poetry, Education, Football, Theatre, Postcolonial Relations, and Feminism, among orhers

🚶🏿‍♂️Amazing walking tour of the beautiful city of Santiago de Compostela led by our colleagues of Rede Galabra

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just a few highlights from day 1!

📚Plenary talk by Domingo’s Manaça Joaquim
🏫Panels on Tourism, Music, Ecology, Spanish-Lusophone Relations, Art and Society, the Spanish Civil War, and much more.
✍🏽 Workshop on Academic Publishing by the editors of IJIS
🎶Concert by Galician artist Mondra

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Pleibéricos @pleibericos.bsky.social · Aug 6

Anunciamos #Pleibéricos31 desde el congreso de ACIS en Santiago
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Septiembre 2025 – Especial ACIS 46 desde Santiago de Compostela

Participantes: Nadia Albaladejo García (Independent Scholar), Josep-Anton Fernàndez (Institut Ramon Llull), Fiona Noble (University of Stirling), Carlos Pazos-Justo (Universidade do Minho), Santiag…

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Frederik Verbeke @fverbeke.bsky.social · Sep 3

Delighted to have taken part in the @acis46.bsky.social conference in Santiago. It was an honor to share the panel on #magicalrealism with Prof. @drcesarpdp.bsky.social and researcher Sarah Vidal. An enriching space for dialogue and inspiring ideas! ✨📚 #ACIS46
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Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Terrific first day of @acis46.bsky.social, sharing conversation and good food with Hispanists from right across the globe! And all in one of my favourite Spanish cities: Santiago de Compostela :)

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our Annual ACIS Conference is happening next week! We're especially excited that, for the first time, it will take place in Galicia, hosted by Rede Galabra.

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Jul 7

Please find below a statement from the ACIS Executive Committee on Palestine, academic solidarity, boycott and sanctuary.

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ACIS Statement on Palestine, academic solidarity, boycott and sanctuary - ACIS - Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies

Please find below a statement from the ACIS Executive Committee on Palestine, academic solidarity, boycott and sanctuary. Statement from Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies

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Deirdre Kelly @deirdremkelly.bsky.social · Apr 16

📢 Call for Articles for International Journal of Iberian Studies!
🗓 Deadline submission for this Call: 15 May 2025
📬 Submissions also accepted on a rolling basis
👉 Visit: www.intellectbooks.com/internationa...
📝#IberianStudies
@antonpujol.bsky.social @acis46.bsky.social @

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Deirdre Kelly @deirdremkelly.bsky.social · Mar 26

Delighted to see 'Strategies for Writing Gibraltar into the World'! Congratulations to guest editor, @rpnewcomb.bsky.social, contributors: Edwige Tamalet Talbayev, David Álvarez + José Juan Yborra Aznar. @antonpujol.bsky.social @acis46.bsky.social intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/ijis/38/1

Strategies for Writing Gibraltar into the World | Intellect

Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Apr 4

We're excited to share more information about our next conference at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela! CFP is open until the 16th of May, we look forward to receiving your proposals!

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Mar 3

CFP for the 3rd EUT+ Conference on multilingualism and plurilingualism 🗣, taking place on January 15–16, 2026 at @WeAreTUDublin CFP below ⬇️

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 26

This seminar, 'Salvador Dali: emblems and mystical art', by Veronica Tartabini is happening tomorrow at 5pm ⬇️

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 25

I Congreso sobre Estudios Hispánicos en Portugal 🇵🇹. Información para la convocatoria ⬇️

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 25

'An Interview with Cristina Martins' by Robert Newcomb on the Mirandese language. Fascinating! Both Robert Newcomb and Cristina Martins were keynote speakers at the 44th ACIS Conference in Porto back in 2023 🗣 ➡️ escholarship.org/content/qt93...

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 18

Looking forward to this event on PhD thesis by Pleibéricos!

Pleibéricos @pleibericos.bsky.social · Feb 3

El día 20, 7pm CET llega #Pleibericos29 nuestro segundo especial Tesis Doctorales, con 6 proyectos que nos dan una idea del futuro del campo de los #EstudiosIbéricos. Nuestro anfitrión es Matt Hilborn, uno de los participantes de la edición anterior. + info:
pleibericos.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/f...

Febrero 2025 – Tesis doctorales – volumen II

Participantes: Louise Evans (University of Liverpool), Lucia Filipova (Princeton University), David Campbell (University of Michigan), Saray Espinosa (Universitat de Girona), Oier Quincoces (U…

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Pleibéricos @pleibericos.bsky.social · Feb 3

El día 20, 7pm CET llega #Pleibericos29 nuestro segundo especial Tesis Doctorales, con 6 proyectos que nos dan una idea del futuro del campo de los #EstudiosIbéricos. Nuestro anfitrión es Matt Hilborn, uno de los participantes de la edición anterior. + info:
pleibericos.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/f...

Febrero 2025 – Tesis doctorales – volumen II

Participantes: Louise Evans (University of Liverpool), Lucia Filipova (Princeton University), David Campbell (University of Michigan), Saray Espinosa (Universitat de Girona), Oier Quincoces (U…

pleibericos.wordpress.com

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 18

We invite you to have a look at University of Warsaw's journal Anuario Histórico Ibérico, focused on the history of Spain and Portugal, starting from the establishment of kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages to the 20th century: al.uw.edu.pl/anuariohisto...

Anuario Histórico Ibérico. Anuário Histórico Ibérico (Iberian Historical Yearbook, Iberyjski Rocznik Historyczny)

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ACIS-Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies @acis47.bsky.social · Feb 18

Congratulations and very warm welcome to the new co-editor of the International Journal of Iberian Studies, Parker Lawson (Belmont University), who will work alongside the other co-editors, Deirdre Kelly & Anton Pujol, and the editorial board!

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