Courses, Conferences, Activities

Courses taught and participation as a speaker at conferences

Courses:

  • University Lecturer: “Medieval Philosophy” and “Ancient and Medieval Aesthetics”, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, 2021-2022
  • University Lecturer: “Rhetoric and Stylistics” in the Master in Literary Journalism, Communication and Humanities, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), 2020-2021
  • Course: “The Hero’s Journey, an analysis of mythical journeys”, in collaboration with Antoni Amaro, conducting a study and analysis of the “hero’s journey” from the interdisciplinary point of view of the connection between psychology, philosophy, mythology, music, literature , and the visual arts, including its cinematographic manifestations, at the “Academy of the Bookstore La Central”, Barcelona, November 2021-February 2022.
  • Course: “Archetype, myth and symbol in the visual arts and music”, in collaboration with Antoni Amaro on the relationship between mythology, music and visual arts analyzing the subject of archetypes in a philosophical and psychological way, at the “Academy of the Bookstore La Central”, Barcelona, March-April 2021
  • Course: “The harmony of the spheres”, on the relationship between music and philosophy from ancient times to the present day, at the at the “Academy of the Bookstore La Central”, Barcelona, 2019
  • 2019: University Course for doctoral students: “Romanticism: Music and Philosophy”, at the Department of Humanities of the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
  • 2007-2009: “Introduction to Ancient Philosophy” (seminars) at the Department of Classical Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London.
  • 2004-2005: “Beginners’ Latin” (theoretical and practical classes) (Department of Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London.

Conferences:

  • (2021) “Music and the Ineffable in Neoplatonism and Romanticism”, conference in the framework of the course “Linguistics”, organized by Prof. Josep María Castellà Lidon, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
  • (2019) “The metaphysical meaning of the musical scale of Plato’s Timaeus according to Proclus”, lecture given within the framework of the course “Ancient and Medieval Aesthetics” organized by Lecturer Pablo Acosta, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
  • (2018) “Music as logos and harmony”, Art Gallery: “Begemot Art & Fashion”, Barcelona.
  • (2017) “Rilke and Music” within the framework of the course “Poetry and metaphysics: The Duino Elegies by R. M. Rilke”, organized by Professor Amador Vega, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
  • (2015) “The Poetics of mysticism in Neoplatonism and its reception” Paper presented at the VI World Congress of Metaphysics, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain.
  • (2014) “Lyra and aulos in the Neoplatonic allegorical interpretation of myths”, Paper presented at MOISA VII international meeting and conference 2014, University of Urbino, Carlo Bo, Italy.
  • (2012) “Musical aesthetics and the transformation of the soul in Neoplatonism”, paper presented at the International Seminar “Filosofia e Arte nella Tarda Antichità” at the University of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
  • (2011) “The philosophy of music in Late Antiquity and its subsequent influence”. Lecture at the Departmental Seminar of the Department of Philosophy, University of Oviedo, Spain.
  • (2011) “The power of music as therapy in Antiquity”. Lecture at the “Crescendo” music therapy center in Oviedo, Spain.
  • (2011) “Orality, logos and voice. The expression of the ineffable in the symbolic tradition of Neoplatonism” presented at the Prometheus Trust Conference, “Soul to Soul, Orality in the Platonic tradition”: Warminster, Wiltshire, England.
  • (2009) “Music and the return of the soul in Proclus’ Commentary on the Republic of Plato”, presented at the Prometheus Trust Conference, “Philosophers, Musicians, Lovers”: Warminster, Wiltshire, England.
  • (2008) “Music and the return of the soul in Proclus’ Commentary on the Republic”, presented at the Ancient Philosophy Seminar, The Reception of Plato’s Republic, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London.
  • (2007) “The place of music in Proclus’ philosophical system”, presented at the 3rd London Ancient Science Conference, University College London.