With the support and funding of the Ministry of Equality, the Institute of Women, and the Research Group on Law and Justice—affiliated with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid—the International Symposium “Rediscovering the Myth of Medusa: Intersections between Gender, Culture and Law” will take place on June 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2026, in Room 0.B.06 (Salón de Grados) at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
The event is conceived as an academic space for critical reflection aimed at fostering dialogue between Law, the Humanities, and Culture from a gender and intersectional perspective. It arises from the need to open spaces for exchange in which legal disciplines can be enriched by the arts, literature, and philosophy, recognizing that cultural productions are living expressions of contemporary social and legal issues.
The Symposium aspires to establish itself as a renewed academic platform that promotes intergenerational and interdisciplinary research networks, encourages the participation of new generations of researchers, and contributes to rethinking Law through plural, inclusive, and transformative perspectives.
Thematic Areas
1. Gender, Law and the Arts
Dialogues with cinema, music, theatre, and other performative expressions. Visual culture, representations, and contemporary artistic practices.
2. Gender, Law and Literature
Feminist narratives, counter-hegemonic literature, symbolic constructions of gender, and the emergence of new rights.
3. Gender, Law and Philosophy
Debates on equality, justice, intersectionality, and transformations of the legal order from theoretical and critical perspectives.
Key Speakers
- Chloe S. Georas- Universidad de Puerto Rico
- Valerie Steeves, Jane Bailey and Jacquelyn Burkell- Universidad de Ottawa
- Silvina Álvarez Medina- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Malvina Guaraglia- Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
- Cristina Monereo Atienza- Universidad de Málaga
- Aurea María Sotomayor- Universidad de Pittsburgh
- Juliana González Villamizar- Universidad Justus-Liebig Giessen
- Juana María Gil- Universidad de Granada
- Maria Caterina La Barbera- Instituto de Filosofía del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC
Organizing Committee
IP: Carolina Pérez salamanca
Delia Budeanu
dbudeanu@der-pu.uc3m.esPablo Nicolás Cerame Lardiés
Jaime Canorea Garcia
jcanorea@pa.uc3m.esDiego Felipe Romero
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For any questions or inquiries, please write to the following email address:
info@simposiomedusa.es
