- Conference: "The transnational dimension of Gnawa music and rituality"
In this conference, Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste, professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the UAB, explored the history and networks that Gnawa culture and music - recognised in 2019 by UNESCO as intangible heritage of humanity - are weaving between Europe and the Maghreb.This is the first event of the 2026 cycle of the Aula Mediterrània of the IEMed (European Institute of the Mediterranean), on this occasion co-organised with the DAFiTS, and which took place on Tuesday, January 13, in the Arxiu room (classroom 521) of the Catalonia Campus.
- Second session of the 2025-26 Research Seminar of the GAS
This second session of the Social Anthropology Group Seminars, entitled "Collaborative Designs in Social Sciences", took place in the Arxiu d'Etnografia of the Catalonia campus on 3 February. On this occasion, the presentations were given by Cristina Andrade Sampaio, Elena Blanco de Tena and Eva Zafra. Cristina Sampaio (Unimontes, Brazil) presented her research on the implementation of Autonomous Medication Management in the context of mental health in Brazil. Elena Blanco de Tena proposed a dialogue around the pilot test of the Guide to the Collaborative Management of Medication in Barcelona. Thirdly, Eva Zafra presented a teaching innovation experience whose objective is to co-design a prototype of GEOMAP with a real impact on the improvement of intervention strategies related to femicide.