Dr. Alarcon Arana is an associate professor in the modern languages department. Her teaching and research interests are concerned with Spanish cultural studies, which she examines from an intersectionally feminist perspective. Among her latest publications are her edited volume, in Spanish, Medusa's Reflection, Contemporary Media Representations of Women (2023) and her article "Educating Spain About its Afro Identity on the Web: Afrofeminas."

About this lecture, she wrote:

"With this talk I want to share the work I have been doing towards the writing of my upcoming monograph about creating a conscious culture in Spain through music. In my book I examine music that challenges the ubiquitous presence of patriarchal through in our culture and visualizes audiovisual cultural forms that propose a feminist society, meaning a society that is just and equitable for all."