Lluís Costa Fernàndez

Lluís Costa Fernàndez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philology and Communication at the University of Girona (UdG), teaching Cultural Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, and the Master's in Communication and Politics. He serves as Principal Investigator of the 'Social and Institutional Communication' Research Group, Scientific Director of UdG's Communication Campus, and Director of the Hipòlit Nadal i Mallol Chair of Catalan Magazines.

His research centers on four interconnected domains: the historical evolution of Girona's press (1787-1939) expanded to radio, television, and digital media; contemporary local communication systems with emphasis on municipal administration; political propaganda during Primo de Rivera's dictatorship (1923-1930); and Cuban-Catalan cultural-political relations analyzing how 19th-century Cuban nationalism influenced Catalan political movements. This work has produced foundational resources for Girona's communication history and over thirty scholarly books.

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Dr. Costa Fernàndez directed the decade-long 'History of Girona' collective project (published 2000, revised 2006) and edited the 'Papers de Comunicació' collection. He served as Advertising and Public Relations degree Coordinator (2008-2011) and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Tourism (2015-2016). Internationally, he led collaborations with the University of Havana, Higher Institute of Design in Havana, and University of Puerto Rico, including teaching as a visiting professor. He also directed Sils City Council's communication advisory program (2007-2012) and served on the Catalan Government's Institutional Advertising Advisory Commission (2016-2020).

He founded Begur's Indians Fair (2004) and the Forum of Indian Municipalities to preserve and study historical Catalan-Cuban ties, particularly how 19th-century Cuban emigration shaped Begur's cultural and economic landscape through 'indiano' heritage.