During Women’s Month, we welcome Loom to Mere Ortíz, who will invite us to see Madrid through a new lens.
Literature has a great power to move us, the female gaze has the virtue of offering depth, and Madrid has more than enough reasons to captivate.
We have all the ingredients needed to rediscover it through the writing of three remarkable authors: Almudena Grandes, Gloria Fuertes and Elvira Lindo. We will explore a city drawn, narrated and loved by them. Madrid is transformed into a revelation that deserves to be recognised through this new gaze. A woman’s gaze.
About the speaker
Mere Ortiz: holds a PhD in Hispanic Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid, a degree in Hispanic Philology and a degree in Philosophy. She is an Associate Professor of Spanish Language at the Autonomous University of Madrid and has taught at several universities in Madrid, a role she combines with research and teaching in prisons and social reintegration centres: Victoria Kent Social Reintegration Centre, Estremera Prison; Refugee Reception Centres and CEAR (Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid). She is a member of the project “Filosofía entre Fronteras”, במסגרת which she participated in the development of the book Filosofía entre fronteras conceptuales y políticas (2021).
In the field of literary creation, she is the author of three poetry books: El Pasajero Efímero (2018), Alma (2022), and Retrato (2023).
What will you take away from this event?
Those attending the talk will learn to explore some areas of Madrid through the eyes of Almudena Grandes, Gloria Fuertes and Elvira Lindo. We will recognise many corners of Madrid in the pages of their works, and we will be able to trace in their books the edges of a city that has shaped their biographies.
We look forward to seeing you!
Only one ticket may be booked per person/email address.
L ugar: LOOM Huertas
Date: Thursday 27 March
Time: 6:00 p.m.
