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Miguel Larrañaga Zulueta,
PhD. (Director)
Born in Saint Sebastian,
Spain, 1961. Miguel is a specialist in the social and
cultural History of the European Middle Ages. Since his
doctorate in 1994, has been a university professor and
researcher in Spain, and visiting professor in Germany,
USA, and UK. Currently he is Vice-Rector and professor
of IE University, professor of Stanford University–BOSP,
member of the advisory board of the “Journal of Medieval
Iberian Studies” (USA) and the “History Research Review”
(USA), member of CARMEN (acronym for the
Co-operative for the Advancement of Research through a
Medieval European Network), and of the Sociedad
Española de Estudios Medievales.
His interest in the Middle Ages began during his
undergraduate studies of Philosophy in Madrid. After a
specialization in Paleography he dedicated his doctoral
thesis to the transformations of Navarrese Medieval
society during the 14th and 15th centuries. All his
academic and research career has been focused on this
period, on which he has published a large number of
scientific articles and books. His last book is titled
“Palabra, Imagen, Poder: Enseñar el Orden en la Edad
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Cesáreo Pérez González,
PhD. (Director
Unidad de Arqueología)
Studied history and
archaeology at the University of Valladolid, completing
his PhD in 1987. Starting his professional career as a
school teacher and headmaster, he later became
professor, deputy vice-chancellor and then president and
vice-chancellor both in Spanish and South American
universities. Simultaneously, he worked as a manager for
several international companies focused on innovation in
fields such as book publishing and general educational
services.
During his research career he has authored or
co-authored more than 100 publications on archaeology,
history, education and architecture.
He has taken part as a leading or assistant researcher
in both archaeological and heritage projects taking
place in countries such as Austria, Chile, Ecuador,
Egypt, France, Italy and Spain.
He currently leads the IE University’s Archaeology Unit
and serves as editor of the scientific journal
Oppidum. |
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Susana Torres
Prieto, PhD.
PhD. 'Doctor Europeus' in Slavic Philology by Cambridge
University and Universidad Complutense. She did her
postdoctoral studies on history in Paris (EPHE) and on
paleograhpy and codicology in the US (Ohio State
University). Professor Torres has developed her academic
and research career in the areas of Slavic and Medieval
Studies. She has specialized on the literature and
culture of Russia from the Middle Ages until now, as
well as on the means and context of transmission of
knowledge, on which she has published extensively. She
has taught in several universities in Spain and the US
and, after having been member of several international
research groups, directed her own international research
group on translations into Slavic of Greek religious
texts. She has been appointed Visiting Scholar at the
Universities of Harvard, Ohio State, and Cambridge (UK).
She is also member of several scientific societies
worldwide. Her current research focuses on the
transmission and representation of ideologies of power
from the Middle Ages until now, particularly in the
different Classical and Biblical models used in Eastern
and Western Europe.
Susana is currently Professor of Humanities and Academic
Director of Humanities at IE University and IE Business
School. She is also Researcher in the Cátedra La
Caixa/IE of Management. |
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Emilio Illarregui Gómez
(In memoriam)
Bachelor in Geography and
History from the University of Cantabria, with a
specialization in Prehistory and Archaeology. He got an
Advanced Studies Diploma in Roman settlement in the
Duero Plateau (Spain) from the universities of Cantabria
and Valladolid.
Emilio did research stays at the universities of
Bordeaux III, Manchester, and Frankfurt.
He has been manager of multiple Heritage and Archaeology
projects in Europe and Egypt. He was also visiting
professor at the following universities: Milano, Lisbon,
Santiago de Chile, Warsaw, Rome and Bergamo.
Professor at IE University until his death, in September
2018. |
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Pablo Arribas Lobo,
PhD.
Graduate in History with
specialization in Archaeology and Ancient History and
PhD. in Cultural Heritage from the University of
Valladolid (Spain). His lines of work cover different
fields of the material culture and urbanism of Antiquity,
as well as the management of archaeological heritage, with
scientific and technical activity.
Researcher and teacher of the Archaeology Unit of IE
University, he currently participates in research and
heritage adequacy projects in the archaeological sites of
Tiermes, Herrera de Pisuerga, Cauca and Segovia. |
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Olivia V. Reyes
Hernando, PhD.
Graduate in Archaeology from
the University of Valladolid (1993). Her particular line
of research has been defined by stays abroad in European
University centers (Bradford, Institute
Ausonius-Bordeaux), collaborations in national and
international Archaeological research projects (France,
Egypt) or teaching and research works developed in this
field, outlining a personal specialization towards
various fields of Roman culture, Epigraphy and Late
Antiquity.
Cultural Manager and founding partner of the
archaeological studio Flashback Archaeologica, in its
technical, didactic and formative and research facet.
Currently, she works as professor-researcher in the IE
University’s Archaeology Unit. Her área of study
concerns the analysis and management of ancient
landscape, particularly in Roman villae. |
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Eusebio Dohijo Gutiérrez,
PhD.
Bachelor with specialization in
Medieval History and Doctor by the Universidad Complutense
de Madrid with the thesis "Late Antiquity in
the High Valley of Duero". His lines of research cover
different aspects of material culture and settlement
during Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
His studies have focused mainly on the area of the
province of Soria (Spain), and more specifically on the site of
Tiermes.
He has worked as a technician for more than 10
years at the Altamira Museum (Cantabria, Spain), where
he took part in the project: "Registration and
cataloge of pre-ceramic archaeological heritage and
rock art of Paraguay". He is a member of the Sorian
Studies Center. |
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Inés Monteira Arias,
PhD.
Graduated in Art History
(Complutense Univesity, Madrid) and PhD in Carlos III
University (Madrid, 2010), were she was given an
Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Her doctoral thesis about
Romanesque Sculpture and the fight against Islam was
undertake thanks to two Research Grants from the CSIC
(2004-2005 y 2006-2009).
She has completed different investigation stages at the
CNRS, Toulouse (2006), in the EEHAR os the CSIC in Rome
(2007 y 2008) and in the Kunsthistorisches Institut in
Florence (2009), were she also was Postdoctoral Fellow
thanks to a Research Grant from the Max-Planck Institut
(2010-2011).
She has contributed to 7 research projects and has given
lectures in national and international centres and
conferences. Amongst her publications are 7 books and
more than 20 scientific articles. The books that are
most representative of her researches are El ememigo
imaginado. La escultura románica hispana y la lucha
contra el Islam (CNRS, Toulouse, 2012) and La influencia
islámica en la escultura románica de Soria (FUESP,
Madrid, 2005).
Her teaching experience has been developed in the IE
Univesity (2007-2010), in the Middlebury College in
Madrid (2008-2012) and in the UNED (from 2011). Since
2011 she teaches in History of Art Department of the
UNED were she has been editor of the journal Espacio,
Tiempo y Forma Serie VII, Historia del Arte from 2011 to
2016. She is currently teaching medieval art as
Associated Professor in the UNED. |
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Andrés Pérez Arana
MA Landscape Archaeology –
University of Sheffield.
PGCE Secondary Education – Universidad Internacional de
la Rioja.
BA(Hons)History: Specialisation in World Prehistory and
Native American Anthropology – Universidad Complutense
de Madrid.
Andrés has more than 10 years of experience in
archaeology, first as a volunteer in excavation and
post-excavation teams in Spain, Italy and France; and
after completing his MA in Landscape Archaeology, as a
professional field archaeologist and archaeological
geophysicist working for different companies in the UK.
Andrés is member of the Chartered Institution for
Archaeologists and currently works as an Archaeological
Geophysicist Supervisor at Wessex Archaeology North.
(Sheffield, UK) where his main tasks are leading field
teams, interpreting data and writing reports. Andrés
also collaborates in several IE University
archaeological projects and activities.
In addition to his archaeological experience, he has
also worked as a teacher in different British educative
centres since he holds a Qualified Teacher Status. |
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Rubén Montoya
González, PhD.
Project Lead and Associate
Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome
(Italy), where he is developing a project on Pompeii and
other sites of the Vesuvian region. His research focus
is on Roman art and Archaeology, Glocalization theory,
Global History, and Cultural Studies, areas in which he
has published different articles and studies. In January
2021 he was awarded his Ph.D. in Roman Archaeology at
the University of Leicester (United Kingdom). During his
doctorate, funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research
Council, he carried out a research placement as part of
the AHRC and Erasmus + Traineeship programs at EEHAR –
Spanish School of History and Archaeology in Rome
(Italy) (2018-2019). Previously, he completed his M.A.
The Classical Mediterranean (2014-2015) as a Santander
Scholar at the University of Leicester (United Kingdom),
as well as his B.A. in History (Ancient History) at the
Complutense University of Madrid (Spain, 2009-2013). He
combines his career in academia and higher education
with his passion for communication through his role as
contributing writer for National Geographic History
Magazine and La Vanguardia. |
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Sara Martuscelli (Research Fellow)
Sara completed her degree in
International Relations at IE University (2022),
obtaining First Class Honors. Her final degree thesis
was entitled “Archaeology and Cultural Diplomacy”, in
which she obtained the highest grade. She is currently
studying a Masters in Arts – Reception of the Classical
World at University College London (expected September
2023).
She has collaborated in seminars at the Scuola di
Politiche in Rome and Milan and in summer courses at
Sciences Po in Paris. She worked in the German
Parliament as an intern for the Deputy Chairman for
Foreign Affairs, Defense Policy, and Council of Europe
and at the Studio Legale Dorsa Mazzon in Milan.
Sara also has professional experience in the field of
Archaeology, as she worked as a Social Media &
Communication Assistant at the Ipogeo Dei Cristallini,
in Naples. |
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