Montero Aulet, Francesc

Francesc Montero Aulet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philology and Communication at the University of Girona. He also serves as director of the Josep Pla Foundation in Palafrugell. His academic work intersects with the Institute of Catalan Language and Culture and the Josep Pla Chair of Literature and Journalism.

Research interests include Catalan philology, literary journalism, modern and contemporary literature, and the cultural impact of historical events like the Great War. His work emphasizes textual editing, exhibition curation, and historical documentation, particularly focusing on Catalan writers-journalists from the Republican era and postwar periods.

Notable projects include co-editing En el teatro de la guerra (2019) and A Civil War of Words (2016), which explore cross-regional perspectives on war. He has curated exhibitions such as Flames at the Border (2018) and managed the archival cataloging of Manuel Brunet i Solà's collection at the UdG Library.

• 2017 Serra d'Or Critics' Award for Research in Humanities: For abridged doctoral thesis on Manuel Brunet.

Collaborations include participation in research groups like Llengua i Literatura Catalanes: Història, memòria i identitat (2021SGR1147), managing national/international projects, and organizing scientific congresses.