Experiential tourism in Noia. The heritage linked to artisan bread. Knowledge and flavors at Victor's Oven.
Authorship
P.A.R.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
P.A.R.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
07.07.2025 13:00
07.07.2025 13:00
Summary
Bread continues to play a significant role in Galician popular culture and its witness in the town of Noia (A Coruña) continues to be evident because there still exist numerous ancient stone ovens that are an integral part of the local pre-industrial heritage. These ancient old communal “cocedoiros” were once meeting spaces for neighborly gatherings, generational transmission of knowledge and exchange of flavors.
Bread continues to play a significant role in Galician popular culture and its witness in the town of Noia (A Coruña) continues to be evident because there still exist numerous ancient stone ovens that are an integral part of the local pre-industrial heritage. These ancient old communal “cocedoiros” were once meeting spaces for neighborly gatherings, generational transmission of knowledge and exchange of flavors.
Direction
CUPEIRO LOPEZ, PATRICIA (Tutorships)
CUPEIRO LOPEZ, PATRICIA (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Member)
Ferrol in Flames: Historical Memory of 1972 and the “X de Marzal” from a Gender Perspective
Authorship
I.F.C.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
I.F.C.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
07.08.2025 11:00
07.08.2025 11:00
Summary
This thesis is based on the investigation of the historical events that took place on 10 March 1972 in Ferrol, applying a novel gender perspective that allows us to include in the narratives the fundamental role played by women. We will focus our interest on the group popularly known as “Mulleres do 72”. In order to carry out the work, we will carry out a survey of the existing bibliography and materials of various kinds (audiovisuals, etc.) on the specific subject and on the late Francoist years in terms of the context in which the protest episode we are interested in took place. As far as possible, we will carry out an oral history project (interviews or meetings with some of these women and their relatives) and a consultation of period photographs, in order to provide first-hand testimonies and thus handle a primary source. In addition to the research, our intention is to reflect on the possible elaboration of a space of remembrance or collective memory that will bring the historical episode of workers' protest and repression by the Franco regime closer to the new generations.
This thesis is based on the investigation of the historical events that took place on 10 March 1972 in Ferrol, applying a novel gender perspective that allows us to include in the narratives the fundamental role played by women. We will focus our interest on the group popularly known as “Mulleres do 72”. In order to carry out the work, we will carry out a survey of the existing bibliography and materials of various kinds (audiovisuals, etc.) on the specific subject and on the late Francoist years in terms of the context in which the protest episode we are interested in took place. As far as possible, we will carry out an oral history project (interviews or meetings with some of these women and their relatives) and a consultation of period photographs, in order to provide first-hand testimonies and thus handle a primary source. In addition to the research, our intention is to reflect on the possible elaboration of a space of remembrance or collective memory that will bring the historical episode of workers' protest and repression by the Franco regime closer to the new generations.
Direction
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Tutorships)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
VEIGA ALONSO, JOSE RAMON (Chairman)
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Secretary)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
VEIGA ALONSO, JOSE RAMON (Chairman)
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Secretary)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Member)
A Soundwalk through sixty years of the Xornadas de Folclore Galego [Galician Folklore’s Festival]
Authorship
C.G.S.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
C.G.S.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
09.12.2025 12:30
09.12.2025 12:30
Summary
The Galician Folklore Festival was founded in 1969 as part of the Educación y Descanso programme, coinciding with the Apostle's festivities in Santiago de Compostela. Since then, it has undergone multiple transformations, adapting to changing times, audiences, and social trends, while maintaining the symbolic use of Quintana Square as its main stage and hallmark. This Final Degree Project aims to compile, research, and analyse the history of the festival and subsequently propose an intervention that will contribute to preserving the collective memory and cultural value of this event within the urban context of Santiago. Specific objectives include cataloguing Gerardo Salgado's documentary collection (the event’s promoter), locating and studying relevant image and sound archives, and critically reflecting on the evolution and future of this traditional gathering. The final proposal is a sound walk that serves as a tool for cultural dissemination and engagement, celebrating the event's 60-year history.
The Galician Folklore Festival was founded in 1969 as part of the Educación y Descanso programme, coinciding with the Apostle's festivities in Santiago de Compostela. Since then, it has undergone multiple transformations, adapting to changing times, audiences, and social trends, while maintaining the symbolic use of Quintana Square as its main stage and hallmark. This Final Degree Project aims to compile, research, and analyse the history of the festival and subsequently propose an intervention that will contribute to preserving the collective memory and cultural value of this event within the urban context of Santiago. Specific objectives include cataloguing Gerardo Salgado's documentary collection (the event’s promoter), locating and studying relevant image and sound archives, and critically reflecting on the evolution and future of this traditional gathering. The final proposal is a sound walk that serves as a tool for cultural dissemination and engagement, celebrating the event's 60-year history.
Direction
CUPEIRO LOPEZ, PATRICIA (Tutorships)
CUPEIRO LOPEZ, PATRICIA (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Chairman)
OCA GONZALEZ, LUZIA (Secretary)
González Pereira, Miguel (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Chairman)
OCA GONZALEZ, LUZIA (Secretary)
González Pereira, Miguel (Member)
Madness and psychiatry in Contemporary Spain. An approach from a historical and cultural perspective.
Authorship
J.L.B.
Bachelor's degree in Cultural Sciences and Cultural Diffusion
J.L.B.
Bachelor's degree in Cultural Sciences and Cultural Diffusion
Defense date
02.20.2025 11:30
02.20.2025 11:30
Summary
Madness has always existed, present in one form or another in the collective imagination. Nonetheless, its observation from a psychiatric point of view is framed in the transformations of the beginning of modernity. In Spain, as in other Western countries, the 20th century saw the consolidation of the discursive hegemony of psychiatry over madness. The historical analysis of these decades, characterised by political instability, an oppressive dictatorship and a democratic transition, can help us to understand how the so-called “mental disorders” are stigmatised, how the psychiatric system is based on a bio-medical model and how the two are related. In this degree dissertation, we will seek to approach the polymorphous conceptualisation of madness; the construction of the psychiatric discipline and its roots in the madhouse institution and the cultural treatment and understanding of the mad until the 70s. All of this from a historical and humanistic perspective, and starting from the premise that the studies of madness and psychiatry are founded around constant debates that continue to this day.
Madness has always existed, present in one form or another in the collective imagination. Nonetheless, its observation from a psychiatric point of view is framed in the transformations of the beginning of modernity. In Spain, as in other Western countries, the 20th century saw the consolidation of the discursive hegemony of psychiatry over madness. The historical analysis of these decades, characterised by political instability, an oppressive dictatorship and a democratic transition, can help us to understand how the so-called “mental disorders” are stigmatised, how the psychiatric system is based on a bio-medical model and how the two are related. In this degree dissertation, we will seek to approach the polymorphous conceptualisation of madness; the construction of the psychiatric discipline and its roots in the madhouse institution and the cultural treatment and understanding of the mad until the 70s. All of this from a historical and humanistic perspective, and starting from the premise that the studies of madness and psychiatry are founded around constant debates that continue to this day.
Direction
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Tutorships)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Tutorships)
Court
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
The meigas in the construction of Galician cultural identity
Authorship
L.L.V.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
L.L.V.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
07.08.2025 13:00
07.08.2025 13:00
Summary
The meiga, historically associated with traditional knowledge, nature-based popular beliefs, and roles situated outside academic orthodoxy, has, in recent decades, come to occupy a prominent place in the construction of contemporary Galician cultural identity. For generations, these women were essential in rural communities as healers and advisers, at a time when access to formal medicine was limited. Their exclusion from academic institutions, distance from ecclesiastical authority, and the fact that most of them were widowed or unmarried placed them outside the dominant social system, with their marginalisation extending into the twentieth century. Today, the figure of the meiga has been reinterpreted through political, touristic, literary, and audiovisual frameworks, leading to her integration into the collective imagination, both local and foreign, as a representation of inherited Galician tradition and exploited as a resource for tourism promotion.
The meiga, historically associated with traditional knowledge, nature-based popular beliefs, and roles situated outside academic orthodoxy, has, in recent decades, come to occupy a prominent place in the construction of contemporary Galician cultural identity. For generations, these women were essential in rural communities as healers and advisers, at a time when access to formal medicine was limited. Their exclusion from academic institutions, distance from ecclesiastical authority, and the fact that most of them were widowed or unmarried placed them outside the dominant social system, with their marginalisation extending into the twentieth century. Today, the figure of the meiga has been reinterpreted through political, touristic, literary, and audiovisual frameworks, leading to her integration into the collective imagination, both local and foreign, as a representation of inherited Galician tradition and exploited as a resource for tourism promotion.
Direction
FREIRE PAZ, ELENA (Tutorships)
FREIRE PAZ, ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Secretary)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Secretary)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Member)
Dissemination Program of the Provincial Archive of the Provincial Council of Lugo
Authorship
F.P.L.C.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
F.P.L.C.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
07.07.2025 11:30
07.07.2025 11:30
Summary
This project consists of the development of an institutional dissemination program for the Provincial Archive of Lugo (ADPL). It pursues a dual objective: on the one hand, it seeks to transform the stereotypical social perception of archives as distant and complex spaces; on the other, it aims to respond to current demands in the field of archival outreach, as established by various legal frameworks. In Galicia, in particular, this is addressed by Law 7/2014 on Archives and Documents of Galicia, which highlights dissemination as one of the core public functions of archives. The program is structured around several strategic actions grouped into four main areas: the development of a dedicated website with a clear information architecture and advanced functionalities; the archive’s active and regular presence on social media to promote close and interactive communication with the public; the regular organization of exhibitions, workshops, guided tours, and other cultural activities in both physical and virtual formats; and the implementation of a sustainable and rigorous digitization strategy to support all dissemination efforts. The methodology proposed in this work is based on a review of documentary and regulatory sources, a comparative analysis of similar initiatives in other institutions, and the design of a careful communication strategy tailored to the specific characteristics of the ADPL and the Galician cultural and institutional context. Furthermore, it proposes an integrated and ongoing evaluation and monitoring model to measure and improve the different actions and activities carried out, ensuring their relevance and effectiveness in archival practice.
This project consists of the development of an institutional dissemination program for the Provincial Archive of Lugo (ADPL). It pursues a dual objective: on the one hand, it seeks to transform the stereotypical social perception of archives as distant and complex spaces; on the other, it aims to respond to current demands in the field of archival outreach, as established by various legal frameworks. In Galicia, in particular, this is addressed by Law 7/2014 on Archives and Documents of Galicia, which highlights dissemination as one of the core public functions of archives. The program is structured around several strategic actions grouped into four main areas: the development of a dedicated website with a clear information architecture and advanced functionalities; the archive’s active and regular presence on social media to promote close and interactive communication with the public; the regular organization of exhibitions, workshops, guided tours, and other cultural activities in both physical and virtual formats; and the implementation of a sustainable and rigorous digitization strategy to support all dissemination efforts. The methodology proposed in this work is based on a review of documentary and regulatory sources, a comparative analysis of similar initiatives in other institutions, and the design of a careful communication strategy tailored to the specific characteristics of the ADPL and the Galician cultural and institutional context. Furthermore, it proposes an integrated and ongoing evaluation and monitoring model to measure and improve the different actions and activities carried out, ensuring their relevance and effectiveness in archival practice.
Direction
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
ANGUITA JAEN, JOSE MARIA (Chairman)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Secretary)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
ANGUITA JAEN, JOSE MARIA (Chairman)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Secretary)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Member)
The construction of culture from the community. The other side of the cultural industries. Challenges, opportunities, and success stories.
Authorship
M.Q.B.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
M.Q.B.
Cultural Management Degree (2nd Ed.)
Defense date
09.11.2025 16:00
09.11.2025 16:00
Summary
This paper proposes a journey from the conceptual to the territorial in order to reflect on cultural rights, taking the pulse of reality through grassroots culture and its connection with public policies in an institutional context shaped by cultural industries. It begins with a theoretical and legal review supported by statistical data, which helps contextualize the framework in which non hegemonic cultural agents operate, particularly in rural Galicia. The study focuses on the area of the Ulla-Tambre-Mandeo Local Action Group (GDR) and draws on the direct experience of cultural associations active in the region. Through the analysis of institutional calls for proposals and interviews, the research highlights both the potential and the barriers faced by these groups, which often sustain the cultural fabric with few resources, great dedication, and limited recognition. This work does not aim to provide definitive answers, but rather to raise questions about what it means to guarantee the right to culture through public policy, what role territory and diversity play in that equation, and what kinds of support are needed by those who produce culture from the ground up. It advocates for a perspective that acknowledges community-based, plural, and rural approaches as legitimate and essential pillars for thinking about culture as a right.
This paper proposes a journey from the conceptual to the territorial in order to reflect on cultural rights, taking the pulse of reality through grassroots culture and its connection with public policies in an institutional context shaped by cultural industries. It begins with a theoretical and legal review supported by statistical data, which helps contextualize the framework in which non hegemonic cultural agents operate, particularly in rural Galicia. The study focuses on the area of the Ulla-Tambre-Mandeo Local Action Group (GDR) and draws on the direct experience of cultural associations active in the region. Through the analysis of institutional calls for proposals and interviews, the research highlights both the potential and the barriers faced by these groups, which often sustain the cultural fabric with few resources, great dedication, and limited recognition. This work does not aim to provide definitive answers, but rather to raise questions about what it means to guarantee the right to culture through public policy, what role territory and diversity play in that equation, and what kinds of support are needed by those who produce culture from the ground up. It advocates for a perspective that acknowledges community-based, plural, and rural approaches as legitimate and essential pillars for thinking about culture as a right.
Direction
OCA GONZALEZ, LUZIA (Tutorships)
OCA GONZALEZ, LUZIA (Tutorships)
Court
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
FERNANDEZ HERRERO, BEATRIZ (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Member)
González Pereira, Miguel (Coordinator)
FERNANDEZ HERRERO, BEATRIZ (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Member)