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Based in Barcelona, Institut d’Estudis Catalans (Institute for Catalan Studies) is an academic institution that undertakes research into all elements of Catalan language and culture. The funding will enable research to be undertaken which focuses on Early Modern plays from Mallorca.
Exploring Catalan theatre
The project, Infidelitat, transvestisme, i escàndol nupcial a Mallorca (Infidelity, cross-dressing, and marital scandal in Mallorca) will explore how transgressive characters challenged the power structures of their day. It builds on Richard Huddleson’s own doctoral research carried out in the Centre for Catalan Studies at Queen Mary University of London.
Richard Huddleson’s PhD on Queer Catalan Theatre, which was funded by the Institut Ramon Llull, had looked at more contemporary plays that emerged in contemporary Barcelona, but during his research he came across a variety of older plays, including these Mallorcan works, that have largely been forgotten.
