What is Medusa

A group researching the transformations of gender, bodies and affects

We explore genders, masculinities, affects and bodies from a critical social and humanist perspective, with the aim of analyzing their contemporary intersections and effects.

What defines us?

Leaders in urgent and emergency care

The only accredited group in Catalonia focused on this field, committed to public health and improving care.

Ethics, equity and technology at the service of digital health

It promotes telemedicine, home care, and the fair and ethical use of healthcare technologies.

Institutional synergy and research leadership

With clinical and academic leadership, it connects IRBLleida and UOC to generate knowledge and real-world transfer.

Research with social impact

The network of universities and associated centers strengthens our research areas and fosters both academic and social collaboration, bringing together anthropology, sociology, political science, art history and philosophy.

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Begonya Enguix Grau

Catedràtica dels Estudis d’Arts i Humanitats de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Alexandre Pichel-Vázquez

Predoctoral researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Paco Abril Morales

PhD in Information and Knowledge Society and lecturer in sociology

Josep Martí Pérez

Researcher in anthropology at the Milá y Fontanals Institution, CSIC

Agnès Vayreda Durán (UOC)

Associate professor and director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities

Francesc Núñez Mosteo

Lecturer in the Arts and Humanities Department at the UOC

Jairo Sánchez García

Predoctoral researcher in gender studies, LGTBIQ+ studies, and the sociology and anthropology of the body

Sabrina Vaquerizo González

Predoctoral researcher in Humanities and Communication

Pedro Lisdero

Postdoctoral fellow at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Miguel Rivas Venegas

María Zambrano Distinguished Researcher