Visiting Professorships

In order to raise the visibility and prestige of studies and research into Catalan language and culture abroad, the Institut Ramon Llull promotes the creation of professorships and studies centres at universities of the highest international reputation, some with a long and solid history in the field of Catalan language and culture. The professorships and centres help to foster international dissemination of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. They also facilitate the mobility of teachers from Catalan universities and all the other universities in the Institut Ramon Llull Network.

JOAN COROMINES VISITING CHAIR OF CATALAN STUDIES (UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO)

The Joan Coromines Visiting Chair of Catalan Studies was created in 2005. Led by Associate Professor Mario Santana, the Chair makes it possible to annually host a visiting professor to give a course aimed at undergraduate and graduate students and to supplement the Minor in Catalan Studies offered by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures with academic and research activities.

Visiting Professors:

2005-2006: Carme Riera (author)
2006-2007: Alfred Bosch (Pompeu Fabra University)
2007-2008: Amador Vega (Pompeu Fabra University)
2008-2009: Joan Sanmarti-Grego (University of Barcelona)
2009-2010: Vicente J. Benet Ferrando (Jaume I University)
2009-2010: Josep Quer (Pompeu Fabra University)
2010-2011: Amadeu Viana (University of Lleida)
2011-2012: Emilio Ros-Fábregas (Spanish National Research Council - CSIC)
2012-2013: Montserrat Lunati (Cardiff University)
2013-2014: Xavier Pla (University of Girona)
2014-2015: Francesc Parcerisas (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
2015-2016: Dominic Keown (University of Cambridge)
2016-2017: Núria Perpinyà (University of Lleida)
2017-2018 Jaume Ayats (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
2022-2023: Josep-Anton Fernàndez (Open University of Catalonia)
2023-2024: Javier Aparicio (Pompeu Fabra University)

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JOSEP PLA VISITING CHAIR IN CATALAN STUDIES (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)JUNÍPER SERRA VISITING CHAIR IN CATALAN STUDIES (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)

Since 2007, the Institut Ramon Llull and Stanford University have been cooperating to support Catalan Studies teaching and advanced research through the Josep Pla Visiting Chair in Catalan Studies, which is led by Professor Joan R. Resina. The Chair annually hosts a visiting professor to give highly interdisciplinary courses aimed at undergraduate and graduate students across the university.

Visiting Professors:

2008/2009: Jordi Balló (Pompeu Fabra University)
2009/2010: Xavier Antich (University of Girona)
2010/2011: Àngel Castiñeira (ESADE – Ramon Llull University)
2011/2012: Margalida Pons (University of the Balearic Islands)
2012/2013: Patrizio Rigobon (Ca’Foscari University of Venice)
2013/2014: Simona Škrabec (Open University of Catalonia)
2014/2015: Antoni Martí Monterde (University of Barcelona)
2015/2016: Antoni Furió (University of Valencia)
2016/2017: Salvador Cardús i Ros (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
2017-2018 Jordi Falgàs (director of Fundació Rafael Masó de Girona)
2023-2024: Joana Masó (University of Barcelona)
2024-2025: Raül Garrigasait (University of Barcelona)

MERCÈ RODOREDA CHAIR IN CATALAN STUDIES (THE GRADUATE CENTER, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)

The Graduate Center at the City University of New York and Institut Ramon Llull agreed to create the “Llull Chair” in Catalan Studies in 2003. Now called the “Mercè Rodoreda Chair” every year it offers two Catalan-themed doctoral courses, one on literary/artistic studies and one on sociolinguistics, within the context of the Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages.

Visiting Professors:

2010: Enric Bou (Brown University) and Emili Boix (University of Barcelona)
2011: Enric Bou (Brown University)
2012: Brad Epps (Harvard University) and Joan Pujolar (Open University of Catalonia)
2013: Jaume-Martí Olivella (University of New Hampshire) and Xavier Vila (University of Barcelona)
2014: Nora Catelli (University of Barcelona)
2015: Joan Ramon Resina (Stanford University) and Antoni Mollà (University of Valencia)
2016: Mario Santana (University of Chicago) and Kathryn Woolard (University of California, San Diego)
2017: Sharon Feldman (University of Richmond and Llorenç Comajoan (University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia)
2018: Marta Segarra (Universitat de Barcelona) and Jenny Brume (Pompeu Fabra University)
2019: Marina Garcés (Open University of Catalonia) and Carsten Sinner (Leipzig University)
2020: Javier Krauel (University of Colorado - Boulder) and Miquel Àngel Pradilla (University Rovira i Virgili)
2021: Maria Delgado (University of London) and James Hawkey (University of Bristol)
2022: Esteve Riambau (Filmoteca de Catalunya/ Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Kathryn Woolard (University of California - San Diego)
2023: Laia Quílez (University Rovira i Virgili) and Josep Soler Carbonell (Stockholm University)
2024: Brigitte Vasallo (writer and activist) and Melissa Moyer (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

CHAIR IN CATALAN CULTURE (HAVANA UNIVERSITY)

The Chair in Catalan Culture at Havana University is hosted by the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Letters. The Chair was founded in 2003 by way of an agreement between Havana University and the Institut Ramon Llull. Since then, it has offered Catalan language and culture courses, fostered academic and cultural activities and promoted several publications.

MARIÀ VILLANGÓMEZ CHAIR (LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY)

Created in 2017 within the context of the Government of the Balearic Islands’ re-entry into the Institut Ramon Llull, the Chair intends to host a visiting professor to give courses aimed at undergraduate and graduate students (to master’s level) in areas such as sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, translation and interpreting, and to organise an annual symposium or other academic activities. The Chair’s courses form part of the educational program offered by the Institute of Applied Linguistics and Translatology at Leipzig University, which is led by Professor Carsten Sinner

Visiting Professors:

2018: Marcello Giugliano (University of Bern)
2019: Eduard Bartoll Teixidor (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
2020: Montserrat Bacardí i Tomàs (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Vicente Lledó-Guillem (Hofstra University, NY)
2021: Elisenda Bernal (Pompeu Fabra University)
2022: Alba Milà Garcia (Pompeu Fabra University)
2023: Eva Juarros-Daussà (University of Groningen)
2024: Simona Škrabec (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

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BONASTRUC DE PORTA - NAHMÀNIDES CHAIR IN CATALAN STUDIES (THE HEBREW UNIVERISTY OF JERUSALEM)

The Bonastruc de Porta (Nahmànides) Chair in Catalan Studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem begins in the 2022-2023 academic year and organizes an annual monographic course on Catalan language, literature, history, linguistics and cinema, among other disciplines, as well as complementary academic activities.

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