LOURENZO FERNANDEZ PRIETO

Lourenzo Fernández Prieto is a full professor of Contemporary History at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) since 2005, with visiting professorships at London, Cork, New York, and Princeton. He directs the Interuniversity Research Center for Atlantic Cultural Landscapes (CISPAC) and chairs the Society for the Study of Agrarian History (SEHA).

• Doctorate from USC (1990) under Dr. Ramón Villares Paz
• Specializes in rural societies, agrarian technological change, and memory politics
• Coordinated 22 competitive projects and 39 research agreements

His research focuses on:

• Atlantic rural modernization (1880–2000)
• Francoist repression and memory politics
• Technological innovation in peasant economies
• Agroecology and historical land use
• Authoritarian agrarian policies

Scientific recognition includes:

• Antón Losada Diéguez research award (1993)
• Premio da Crítica de Galicia (1993)
• Elected Royal Galician Academy member (2023)

Administrative roles:

• Vice-Rector for Institutional Relations (2007–2009)
• Department Director of Contemporary History and America (1998–2006, 2010–2016)
• Director of the Department of History (2020–2021)