XXXV Josep Fontana Seminar: Training for Secondary Education History Teachers (academic year 2025-2026)

23/07/2025

The objective of this seminar, aimed at secondary school teachers and organized by the Jaume Vicens i Vives Institute of History and the Research Group on Didactics of History, Geography and other Social Sciences – Communication (DHIGECS-COM) of the University of Barcelona, is to offer a rigorous and updated vision of history and current world problems and their didactics. The sessions, led by renowned specialists in each of the subjects covered, consist of a theoretical part and a subsequent debate.


Schedule and registration

The sessions will take place on Saturday mornings, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, in classroom 20.021 of the Jaume I building of the Ciutadella campus of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27. 08005 Barcelona). The registration fee for the 2025-2026 academic year is 85 euros. The deadline for registration is September 30, 2025.

More information and registration:
https://www.upf.edu/iuhjvv/


PROGRAM

25/10/2025
“The extreme right and the new European radical right: a growing phenomenon
By Daniel Roig, professor at the University of Barcelona. Professor Antoni Martínez, from INS Castelló d’Empúries, will continue with the presentation of didactic experiences on the subject.

15/11/2025
“Women and memory
By Judith Barcacid, secondary school teacher of History and Geography, Institut Dolors Mallafrè.

13/12/2025
“El franquismo
By Julián Casanova, Professor of Contemporary History, University of Zaragoza.

17/01/2026
“The future of Europe in a multipolar world
By Fernando Guirao, Jean Monnet Professor of History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

21/02/2026
“Global migratory movements and demography in the 21st century
By Arlinda Garcia, professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

21/03/2026
“Corsairs and pirates (XVII-XVIII centuries)
By Vera Moya, postdoctoral researcher.

18/04/2026
“El patrimonio inmaterial en Cataluña
By Xavier Roigé, professor at the Universitat de Barcelona.

16/05/2026
Outing to the Museu del Barroc (Manresa)
Activity: Guided visit by Maria Gargante, professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.


Organization:
Institute of History Jaume Vicens i Vives of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Research Group in Didactics of History, Geography and other Social Sciences – Communication (DHIGECS-COM) of the Universitat de Barcelona.

For more information, please contact us:
Tel. 93 542 17 98
Mail: iuhjvv@upf.edu

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