“Palacio renacentista de Belalcázar. Humanismo del tercer duque de Béjar,” a new book from the University of Córdoba Publishing Service

The present study examines one of the most significant monuments in the Los Pedroches region. It is arguably the most expressive monumental emblem of the western part of the region, as the Castle of Belalcázar, with its five hundred years of history, is considered one of the most notable and unique fortresses in all of Spain. The author, Juan Andrés Molinero Merchán, focuses his attention on a highly relevant part of the structure: the 16th-century Renaissance palace. This is approached from both architectural and constructive perspectives—conveying important humanist messages—and from a broad historical viewpoint. This includes the building's context, the…

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7 de March de 2012

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New UCOPress release: “British Women Travellers in Andalusia”

UCOPress, the publishing house of the University of Córdoba, together with the Leonor de Guzmán Chair in Women’s Studies, has just published British Women Travellers in Andalusia. Travel Writing as Pretext and Challenge, by Marta Miranda, in the Leonor de Guzmán National Essay Prize collection. The work highlights the role of British women who travelled through Andalusia between the 18th and 20th centuries and whose chronicles, despite their literary quality, have remained outside the traditional canon. From a perspective that integrates gender studies and translation, the essay examines how these authors offered alternative, intimate, and complex views of southern Spain,…

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7 de March de 2012

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New UCOPress release: “British Women Travellers in Andalusia”

UCOPress, the publishing house of the University of Córdoba, together with the Leonor de Guzmán Chair in Women’s Studies, has just published British Women Travellers in Andalusia. Travel Writing as Pretext and Challenge, by Marta Miranda, in the Leonor de Guzmán National Essay Prize collection. The work highlights the role of British women who travelled through Andalusia between the 18th and 20th centuries and whose chronicles, despite their literary quality, have remained outside the traditional canon. From a perspective that integrates gender studies and translation, the essay examines how these authors offered alternative, intimate, and complex views of southern Spain,…

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14 de February de 2012

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New UCOPress release: “British Women Travellers in Andalusia”

UCOPress, the publishing house of the University of Córdoba, together with the Leonor de Guzmán Chair in Women’s Studies, has just published British Women Travellers in Andalusia. Travel Writing as Pretext and Challenge, by Marta Miranda, in the Leonor de Guzmán National Essay Prize collection. The work highlights the role of British women who travelled through Andalusia between the 18th and 20th centuries and whose chronicles, despite their literary quality, have remained outside the traditional canon. From a perspective that integrates gender studies and translation, the essay examines how these authors offered alternative, intimate, and complex views of southern Spain,…

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8 de February de 2012

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New UCOPress release: “British Women Travellers in Andalusia”

UCOPress, the publishing house of the University of Córdoba, together with the Leonor de Guzmán Chair in Women’s Studies, has just published British Women Travellers in Andalusia. Travel Writing as Pretext and Challenge, by Marta Miranda, in the Leonor de Guzmán National Essay Prize collection. The work highlights the role of British women who travelled through Andalusia between the 18th and 20th centuries and whose chronicles, despite their literary quality, have remained outside the traditional canon. From a perspective that integrates gender studies and translation, the essay examines how these authors offered alternative, intimate, and complex views of southern Spain,…

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1 de February de 2012