The Centro de Investigación Interuniversitario das Paisaxes Atlánticas Culturales (CISPAC – Interuniversity Research Centre for Atlantic Cultural Landscapes) is a next-generation interuniversity research institute Universitario de Galicia.
Management
University Professor of Contemporary History in the Department of History at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
University Professor at the University of Vigo in the department of Applied Economy.
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14/07/2025
On Thursday, July 17 at 11:00 a.m., the 19th session of the “Teses en discusión” series will take place at the CISPAC’s Lar, an open space for the presentation and discussion of ongoing doctoral research. This session will feature Óscar Sevilla Herrera, who will present his research titled “Fundamentos para la creación de un sistema normativo particularizado de protección jurídica enfocado a las necesidades del patrimonio cultural inmaterial. Estudio comparado México – España”.
10/07/2025
On July 17 and 18, the international conference Europe Through the Arts: Histories, Culture, and Identity(ies) will take place at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of A Coruña. Cristina Blanco Sío-López, researcher at CISPAC, is a member of the organizing committee, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and within the framework of the European project FREEMOVEU (CNS2022-135637).
The event will bring together scholars from European universities to examine the role of artistic creation and cultural criticism in the construction and transformation of the idea of Europe from the 19th century to the present.
09/07/2025
CISPAC has just opened the 2025 call for the Xan de Forcados programme, an initiative aimed at supporting postdoctoral collaborative research between universities and the centre’s scientific fields. This is an internal competitive call addressed to early-career researchers affiliated with CISPAC.
The deadline for submitting applications is 15 calendar days from the day after the call is published on the CISPAC website.
Where we are
CISPAC facilities are located in the Fontan building, the most recent addition to the Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia (City of Galician Culture) complex. The building was inaugurated in October 2021 and houses other institutes such as the Consorcio Interuniversitario de Galicia (Galician Interuniversity Consortium) or the Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario (Agency for the Quality of the University System).
With 2,559 m2 of floorspace and room for up to 73 university researchers, CISPAC helps to consolidatethe Ciudad de la Cultura, a cultural macro-facility that generates 24 million euros in annual revenue from culturaland knowledge-intensive activities, including social entrepreneurship.
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