New series of HISTAGRA ‘Uncomfortable Pasts’ lectures 2026–2027

On 27 October at 6.00 pm, a new session of HISTAGRA’s ‘Uncomfortable Pasts’ lecture series will take place in the Staff Room of the Faculty of Geography and History.

On this occasion, we will be hosting a round-table discussion entitled: ‘Women Alone: Violence against women under Franco, memory and history from a comparative perspective’.

This round-table, coordinated by HISTAGRA member Antonio Miguez Macho, will feature the following historians and specialists in women’s studies: Natalia Jorge Pereira (PhD in History and independent researcher), Montse Fajardo (independent researcher and specialist in women’s studies), Uxia Otero (PhD in History, researcher at the USC and specialist in gender studies) and Emma Pietroletti (historian specialising in the persecution of women under fascism).

The event forms part of the Femweave project, coordinated by the Agareso Association, in which HISTAGRA and ANPPIA (Associazione Nazionale Perseguitati Politici Italiani Antifascisti) are participating.

Details:

Date: 27 October 2026
Title: Round table: Women on their own. Violence against women under the Franco regime, memory and history from a comparative perspective

Speakers: Natalia Jorge Pereira (PhD in History and independent researcher), Montse Fajardo (independent researcher and specialist in women’s studies), Uxia Otero (PhD in History, researcher at the USC and specialist in gender studies) and Emma Pietroletti (historian specialising in the persecution of women under fascism).

Time: 6.00 pm

Venue: Staff Room, Faculty of History