Julia Ramírez Blanco

 Julia Ramírez Blanco is an art historian and critic based in Madrid, currently writing her PhD on contemporary art and utopia. She has taught at Tufts University and Skidmore College in Madrid and published several texts including the prologue for the Spanish edition of Hans Prinzhorn´s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (Expresiones de la locuraCátedra,  2012) and a Spanish translation of Erwin Panofsky´s Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism (La arquitectura gótica y la escolástica, Siruela, 2007). She is especially interested in the intersection of art and politics, and she has collaborated with a variety of magazines as well as the newspaper El Mundo.

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanis...

Mar 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco and StudentNation

How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid

How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid

The general strike that swept Spain on November 14 was a fusion of traditional union efforts and a new breed of radical protest entirely.

Dec 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco

How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S

How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S How Young Madrid Rejects Austerity: The What and Why of 25S

With university fees rising, general social budgets disappearing and the youth unemployment rate over 50 percent, it is no wonder that many young people in Spain feel cheated.

Oct 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco

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