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Presentació de: "Artesanías Biológicas. Por qué la biología y la clínica necesitan a las personas intersex" (Sam Fernández, 2025) i  "Listening to the Cervix: a Handbook on Early-Stages Cervical Cancer, Embodied Knowledge and Power" (Còmic, Laia i Lyona, 2026) 10 de juny / 19 h / Casal Popular Sageta de Foc, (c/Sant Domènec, Baixos 1 i 2, Tarragona) Organitzen:  Casal Popular Sageta de Foc, Llibreria El Soterrani, Grupo SALHISOC-UCLM, MARC-URV i DAFITS-URV.  Més info:  sam.fernandez@uclm.es    Vivències i sabers és un espai de conversa entre perspectives que rarament dialoguen juntes. Des de les intersexualitats fins al càncer de cèrvix, pensem què ens revelen aquestes experiències i sabers sobre la ginecologia i la cura ... i imaginem altres ginecologies iformes de cura possibles i desitjables  

This panel title borrows from the article "Granola and Guns: The Rise of Conspirituality" hosted on McGill University's Office for Science and Society that attempts to define and locate in American society a perplexing mindset that blends countercultural mystical thinking and conservative paranoia. "Conspirituality," which PennState defines as "a belief system that blends new age spiritual beliefs and conspiracy theorizing," has also been branded the "crunchy-to-fascism" pipeline, demonstrating how an openness to crystal healing, chakra opening, sonic baths, and celestial alignment has led many—often well-to-do white women—towards "Pastel QAnon," anti-vaxx, and an embrace of alt-right beliefs. This panel seeks to explore wellness culture influencers, trends, and movements in order to better understand what forces, values, and beliefs give rise to competing definitions of "health" and "wellness" and to explore the...

In the early modern period (c. 1500-1700), Iberian religious refugees, scholars, merchants, and diplomats took up residence in Tuscany. In search of protection or fame, they weaved a network that linked Iberia, Tuscany, and wider imperial territories. New Christians, Moriscos, and other communities displaced by persecution—as well as intellectuals, philosophers, medical practitioners, envoys, diplomats, and other intermediaries—mediated the circulation of knowledge, materials, and political interests between courts, universities, and religious institutions. By taking a broad view of these encounters, this workshop aims to explore the multiple and layered presence of Iberian agents in early modern Tuscany between c. 1500 and 1700. Papers may also address the reception and assimilation of knowledge, materials, and ideas from the Portuguese and Spanish empires within Italian contexts. WE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH ADDRESS TOPICS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Mobility, exi...