Alba González

Alba González
Alba González
Member of the Gijón City Council [es]
	In office; 15 June 2019 – 15 January 2020
Personal details
Born	Alba González Sanz; 18 January 1986 (age 39); Oviedo, Spain
Political party	Podemos Asturias
Education	University of Oviedo
Occupation	Writer, politician

Alba González Sanz (born 18 January 1986) is a Spanish writer and politician of the party Podemos Asturias.

Biography

Born in Oviedo in 1986, Alba González grew up and lived in Posada de Llanera [es] until 2013, when she moved to Gijón. She has spent periods of study in Madrid and the United States.

She earned a licentiate in 2009 in Hispanic philology from the University of Oviedo.^[1] She added a master's degree in gender equality in human, legal, and social sciences from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2010, and one in gender and diversity from the University of Oviedo in 2011.

From 2006 to 2012, together with Héctor Gómez Navarro and Laura Casielles [es], she was coordinator of the Hesperya Cultural Association. This included publication of a magazine of the same name and the editing of two poetry collections on paper and one in electronic format. The association also promoted La Ciudad en Llamas (The City on Fire), a national meeting of young poets.^[2]

In 2012, González and plastic artist Job Sánchez curated the exhibition Estrada-Cuadernos de viaje.^[3]

In 2014, she appeared in Se dice poeta, a feminist documentary about contemporary Spanish poetry with a gender perspective, directed by writer and audiovisual producer Sofía Castañón.^[4]

Since 2006, she has written reviews, reports, and conducted interviews for various print and online media, including La tormenta en un vaso [es], Quimera [es], El Cuaderno, and the feminist portal La tribu de Frida.^[5]

Her areas of interest are related to Spanish literature of the 19th and 20th centuries written by women, as well as the study of the insertion of women into the culture of Spanish modernity, women's writing, and political demands.

Political career

In the municipal elections of May 2019, González was elected to a seat on the Gijón City Council [es] for the 2019–2023 plenary sessions.^[6] On 15 January 2020, she resigned as councilor upon being appointed Director-General for Equality of Treatment and Ethnnoracial Diversity [es] for the national Ministry of Equality. However, her appointment received criticism, and she was replaced by Rita Bosaho before taking office.^[7] From January 2020 to February 2022, González was an advisor at the Ministry of Equality, with Irene Montero as minister.^[8]

In 2021, Sofia Castañón won a tight election over Daniel Ripa to become general secretary of Podemos Asturias, and González was appointed organizational secretary of its new board of directors.^[9]

In the 2023 Asturian regional election, González ran in the primary against Covadonga Tomé [es], allied with the former Ripa board. She represented the sector linked to the Podemos Asturies board.^[10] She lost in the election of 4 November 2022.^[11] The following January, she resigned as organization secretary of Podemos Asturies, criticizing pressure received from the sector linked to Tomé and Ripa. She also cited health problems.^[12]

Awards and recognition

2008 – Arquímedes Award for University Research for her analysis of tragic structure in the work of Ricardo Menéndez Salmón^[13]
2010 – Gloria Fuertes Award for Youth Poetry for her book Apuntes de espera^[1]

Works

Poetry collections

Apuntes de espera. Colección Gloria Fuertes (Torremozas, Madrid, 2010)
Parentesco. (Suburbia, 2012)
Traje roto. (Ejemplar único, Alzira, 2015)

Collective works

Bar Sobia magazine (Córdoba, 2007)
Mephisto. University humanist literary gazette (Complutense University of Madrid, 2008)
La edad del óxido. Anthology of young Asturian narrators (Laria, 2009)
Nayagua. Magazine of the José Hierro Poetry Center (2009, 2014)
MLRS magazine (2009)^[14]
Poetry anthology 50 maneras de ser tu amante (Puntos Suspensivos, 2010)
Entre sin llamar. Anthology (2013)
Siete Mundos (Impronta, 2015)
Exploradoras. Illustrated graphic poetry album by Nathalie Bellón (Libros de la Herida, 2015)
Lunula magazine
Mordisco magazine
Hesperya

Festivals and poetry circles

Versátil.es (Valladolid)^[15]
La piedra en el charco (Teruel)^[16]
Cosmopoética (Córdoba)
Intersecciones (University of Salamanca)
Poesía Salvaxe (Ferrol)
La tribu (University of Seville)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "La poeta asturiana Alba González Sanz gana el XI Premio Gloria Fuertes" [The Asturian Poet Alba González Sanz Wins the 11th Gloria Fuertes Award]. La Información (in Spanish). Madrid. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "El colectivu Hesperya llanza 'E-Sguil', un proyectu d'edición dixital n'asturianu" [The Hesperya Collective Launches "E-Sguil", a Digital Publishing Project in Asturian]. Revista Biblioasturias (in Asturian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ Gea, Juan Carlos (28 January 2014). "El libro es el viaje" [The Book is the Journey]. Asturias24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ Rodríguez, Ruth (22 July 2014). "'Se dice poeta': una reflexión de género sobre el panorama poético actual" ["Se dice poeta": A Gender Reflection on the Current Poetic Landscape]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b González, Nerea Basterra (25 June 2018). "Vuelve el festival de cultura feminista la tribu" [La tribu Feminist Culture Festival Returns]. Nokton (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ Written at Gijón. "Estos son los 27 nombres de la nueva corporación gijonesa" [These Are the 27 Names of the New Gijón Council]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ J. M. R.; V. M.; I. R. V. (16 January 2020). "Alba González renuncia a la dirección de Igualdad tras la crítica de grupos raciales" [Alba González Sesigns as Director of Equality After Criticism From Racial Groups]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Oviedo/Gijón. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "La directora general que dimitió por no ser negra, recolocada como asesora de Irene Montero" [The Director-General Who Resigned for Not Being Black, Relocated as Irene Montero's Advisor]. El Español (in Spanish). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ Cabanillas, Ana (4 November 2022). "La aldea gala de Podemos sigue en la resistencia: derrotada la candidata de Irene Montero en Asturias" [The Gaulish Village of Podemos Continues its Resistance: Irene Montero's Candidate is Defeated in Asturias]. El Periódico de España (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Alba González encabezará la candidatura afín a la dirección de Podemos en las primarias de Asturias" [Alba González Will Head the Candidacy Allied With the Leadership of Podemos in the Asturias Primaries]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Covadonga Tomé será la candidata de Podemos Asturies en las autonómicas" [Covadonga Tomé Will be the Podemos Asturies Candidate in the Regional Elections] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. EFE. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Dimite Alba González como secretaria d'Organización de Podemos Asturies" [Alba González Resigns as Organizational Secretary of Podemos Asturies] (in Asturian). Uviéu: Europa Press. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Alba González, premio Arquímedes". El Comercio (in Spanish). Gijón. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Ellas dicen (2)". Revista MLRS (in Spanish). No. 24. September 2009. ISSN 1886-2799. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ Tanarro, Angélica (10 March 2009). "Versátil.es mira al futuro de la creación poética con autores de hoy" [Versátil.es Looks to the Future of Poetic Creation With Today's Authors]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ Torres Villamón, Ana María (23 September 2008). "Alfredo Bryce y Eduardo Mendoza han abierto el encuentro literario 'La Piedra en el Charco' en Teruel" [Alfredo Bryce and Eduardo Mendoza Have Opened the Literary Meeting "La Piedra en el Charco" in Teruel]. aragondigital.es (in Spanish). Teruel. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Alba González Sanz at Podemos Xixón (in Spanish)

[Fuertes-1] "La poeta asturiana Alba González Sanz gana el XI Premio Gloria Fuertes" [The Asturian Poet Alba González Sanz Wins the 11th Gloria Fuertes Award]. La Información (in Spanish). Madrid. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[2] "El colectivu Hesperya llanza 'E-Sguil', un proyectu d'edición dixital n'asturianu" [The Hesperya Collective Launches "E-Sguil", a Digital Publishing Project in Asturian]. Revista Biblioasturias (in Asturian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[3] Gea, Juan Carlos (28 January 2014). "El libro es el viaje" [The Book is the Journey]. Asturias24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[4] Rodríguez, Ruth (22 July 2014). "'Se dice poeta': una reflexión de género sobre el panorama poético actual" ["Se dice poeta": A Gender Reflection on the Current Poetic Landscape]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[tribu-5] González, Nerea Basterra (25 June 2018). "Vuelve el festival de cultura feminista la tribu" [La tribu Feminist Culture Festival Returns]. Nokton (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[6] Written at Gijón. "Estos son los 27 nombres de la nueva corporación gijonesa" [These Are the 27 Names of the New Gijón Council]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[7] J. M. R.; V. M.; I. R. V. (16 January 2020). "Alba González renuncia a la dirección de Igualdad tras la crítica de grupos raciales" [Alba González Sesigns as Director of Equality After Criticism From Racial Groups]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Oviedo/Gijón. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[8] "La directora general que dimitió por no ser negra, recolocada como asesora de Irene Montero" [The Director-General Who Resigned for Not Being Black, Relocated as Irene Montero's Advisor]. El Español (in Spanish). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[9] Cabanillas, Ana (4 November 2022). "La aldea gala de Podemos sigue en la resistencia: derrotada la candidata de Irene Montero en Asturias" [The Gaulish Village of Podemos Continues its Resistance: Irene Montero's Candidate is Defeated in Asturias]. El Periódico de España (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[10] "Alba González encabezará la candidatura afín a la dirección de Podemos en las primarias de Asturias" [Alba González Will Head the Candidacy Allied With the Leadership of Podemos in the Asturias Primaries]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[11] "Covadonga Tomé será la candidata de Podemos Asturies en las autonómicas" [Covadonga Tomé Will be the Podemos Asturies Candidate in the Regional Elections] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. EFE. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[12] "Dimite Alba González como secretaria d'Organización de Podemos Asturies" [Alba González Resigns as Organizational Secretary of Podemos Asturies] (in Asturian). Uviéu: Europa Press. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[13] "Alba González, premio Arquímedes". El Comercio (in Spanish). Gijón. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[14] "Ellas dicen (2)". Revista MLRS (in Spanish). No. 24. September 2009. ISSN 1886-2799. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[15] Tanarro, Angélica (10 March 2009). "Versátil.es mira al futuro de la creación poética con autores de hoy" [Versátil.es Looks to the Future of Poetic Creation With Today's Authors]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[16] Torres Villamón, Ana María (23 September 2008). "Alfredo Bryce y Eduardo Mendoza han abierto el encuentro literario 'La Piedra en el Charco' en Teruel" [Alfredo Bryce and Eduardo Mendoza Have Opened the Literary Meeting "La Piedra en el Charco" in Teruel]. aragondigital.es (in Spanish). Teruel. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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