We invite everyone to the Rural Alternatives seminar, organized by the GER (Grup d’Estudis sobre Reciprocitat), which will take place in the Laboratorio de Antropología (Anthropology Laboratory), on the first floor of the Faculty of Geography and History on November 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
On this occasion, we will have the participation of Lucía Muñoz Sueiro, who will begin the day at 10:00 a.m. with the presentation “Tejiendo temporalidades: La cultura del esparto y su potencial postfigurativo para el decrecimiento” (Weaving Temporalities: The Culture of Esparto Grass and its Postfigurative Potential for Degrowth); and Lucía Díez Sanjuán, a member of the GER, who at 12:00 p.m. will present “Explorando las interrelaciones entre dimensiones biofísicas y bioculturales en las transiciones agroecológicas” (Exploring the Interrelationships between Biophysical and Biocultural Dimensions in Agroecological Transitions).
Below, you will find a brief biography of each speaker:
Lucía Muñoz Sueiro is a sociocultural anthropologist who works on topics related to rural life, popular culture, temporality, and degrowth, from a hybrid perspective combining anthropology, history, and political ecology. She has conducted research stays at Casa de las Américas (Havana, Cuba) and at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra (Portugal). She is currently a member of the research group “REAL: A Postgrowth Deal” (Synergy Grant). She has organized several political ecology routes, such as the Río Tinto Field School (Huelva, Spain) and the Degrowth Bike Caravan (Galicia, Spain), promoting collective exploration through participatory methodologies, traversing territories affected by extractivism on foot and by bicycle. She is a member of the organization Research & Degrowth (R&D) and has published in various media outlets, including CTXT, Revista Origens, and Revista Salvaje.
Lucía Díez Sanjuán holds a PhD in Economic History from the University of Barcelona (UB). She previously earned a Master’s degree in International Economics and Development, as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Between 2020 and 2025, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Organic Agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her research focuses on the sustainability of food systems, agroecology, food sovereignty, and critical agrarian studies, employing an interdisciplinary approach and integrating historical perspectives, ecological economics, social metabolism, and qualitative methods.
We hope to see you there.
The seminar poster is attached.
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