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November 16, 2021

Paella given official cultural recognition – what this new status means for the iconic dish

Enrico Bonadio, City St George's, University of London and Magali Contardi, Universidad de Alicante

Symbolic recognition will boost the marketability of the Valencian delicacy.

March 6, 2018

Elizabeth Drayson, University of Cambridge

The Reconquest set the scene for the rise of Spain and the discovery of the Americas.

April 13, 2017

Margaret Mackay, University of Portsmouth

The rituals of Semana Santa during Easter Week bring Spain together and allow people to exorcise the country’s ghosts.

Margaret Mackay
Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, University of Portsmouth
Elizabeth Drayson
Emeritus Fellow in Spanish at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge
Magali Contardi
PhD Candidate, Intellectual Property Law, Universidad de Alicante
Enrico Bonadio
Professor of Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, University of London