SubjectCitizenship and inclusion
Health beyond Covid-19
Covid-19 has posed a huge challenge for all public health services and has had an unequal impact on the population of Barcelona, depending on age, neighbourhood and...
‘The ones learning the most aren’t the actors with a disability, but rather the audience’
Clàudia Cedó
Clàudia Cedó’s (Banyoles, 1983) relationship with the city of Barcelona can be traced by mapping out the theatres where her plays have been premièred. This playwright...
Cultural poverty
There is a major challenge that is at risk of being overshadowed by climate change or gender equality: that of poverty and hunger. We shall discuss green culture or...
The housing crisis
Being able to access decent housing is a basic right recognised in both the Spanish Constitution and the Statute of Autonomy. In Barcelona, the historic lack of...
New spiritualtiesThe mystical-esoteric nebula: between neoliberalism and self-help culture
Popular culture is overflowing with discourses with religious undercurrents, such as mindfulness or new-age products, which promise to make us more productive,...
New spiritualtiesJosep Maria Esquirol’s combative spirituality
Josep Maria Esquirol’s philosophy of proximity is based on the description of the constitutive experiences of the human condition and gives us an...
New spiritualtiesThe spirit, an emerging intangible element
In the current context of cultural and religious plurality we are witnessing something unexpected: a resurgence of the spiritual dimension. As we mature, so do our...
New spiritualtiesSpirituality: Beyond fashions
Religion is declining while spirituality is growing. The social sciences had not foreseen this phenomenon but it is reflected in the polls: 48.1% of the adult...
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