Team
memory & communication: the political uses of the past
miguel vázquez liñán
principal researcher
mvazquez@us.es
He is a tenured professor in the Department of Journalism 1 at the University of Seville. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and has specialized in the theory and history of propaganda. In recent years, he has worked on the relationships between memory and communication, particularly regarding the political uses of the past in Russia. He directed the Eurasia Observatory from 2004 to 2017 and served as academic secretary of the Interdisciplinary Group for Studies in Communication, Politics, and Social Change (COMPOLITICAS). Between 2016 and 2018, he collaborated with the General Directorate of Democratic Memory of the Andalusian Government.
cora cuenca navarrete
researcher
ccuenca@us.es
She holds a degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication and a Master's in Philosophy and Modern Culture from the University of Seville. She is currently enjoying a University Teacher Training grant (FPU) awarded by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and is affiliated with the project Critical History of Andalusian Journalism (HICPAN). Her areas of interest include historical memory, visual studies, and the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in film. In relation to this area of study, she has produced two documentaries: Acero y Pólvora (winner of the Suroscopia Award for Best Andalusian Short Film) and Ranilla.
JAVIER GIRÁLDEZ DÍAZ
researcher
giraldez2009@gmail.com
He is a secondary education teacher in the province of Cádiz. He holds a Ph.D. in Contemporary History from the University of Seville and has been an Associate Professor at the University of Huelva (2004-2005). He has worked as an advisor and project coordinator at the Commission for Historical Memory of the Andalusian Government (2008-2012). Later, between 2015 and 2019, he served as the General Director of Democratic Memory for the Andalusian Government. He is involved in several research projects related to the recovery of historical memory and the Francoist repression in Andalusia.
jesús delgado baena
researcher
jdelbae@upo.es
He is a researcher and lecturer at various universities, such as Pablo de Olavide University, Open University of Catalonia, International University of Andalusia, and Miguel de Cervantes European University. Social worker and European Doctor in Human Rights and Development from Pablo de Olavide University, he has been a researcher. postdoc at UNIBRASiL (Brazil) and Vancouver Island University (Canada). His research focuses on international cooperation and local development, as well as on the relationship between art, culture, and communication within the framework of critical theories of Human Rights, with an emphasis on cinematography.
raquel almodóvar anaya
researcher
ralmodovar@us.es
She is a professor in the Department of Journalism I at the University of Seville, and she has also been a lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Huelva (2017-2019). She holds degrees in Anthropology, Journalism (University of Seville), and Political Science and Sociology (UNED). Currently, she is completing her doctoral thesis on Francoist repression against women in the province of Huelva. Professionally, she stands out for her work as an anthropologist specializing in ethnological and intangible heritage, a role she has held since 2015 for various public institutions, such as the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage. As a result of her work, she also produced a sound documentary for the Cadena Ser titled Zufre, una historia de muerte y supervivencia (2020).
adrián tarín sanz
researcher
artarin@uloyola.es
He is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Education at Loyola University of Andalusia. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Seville and has specialized in the theory and history of propaganda. In recent years, he has researched the media construction of political identities. He was a tenured professor at Central University (2015-2022) and later served as the TFM director at the International University of La Rioja (2023). He collaborates with community media, such as Kapari or El Salto, he is a member of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) and has worked on the exhumation of the mass grave at San José Cemetery (Cádiz).
