UB Editions receives three awards in the Joan Lluís Vives Prize in the university edition

Filòsofes de la contemporaneïtat, by Núria Sara Miras Boronat, has won the prize for the best book in the arts and humanities. This genealogy, of which the third edition has just been published, fills a gap in the history of thought, as it places women philosophers and thinkers at the centre of the debate, recognizes their contributions and normalizes their presence in the transmission of knowledge. With the aim of vindicating the relevance of their legacy, it offers a balanced synthesis of the biography and work of Jane Addams, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Judith Shklar, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde and Vandana Shiva.

As for the prize for the best social science book, the winner was El món d’avui. De la guerra freda als reptes de la interdependència global, by Antoni Segura i Mas, co-published with Publications of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili. The result of years of research, reflection and writing, this work of contemporary history analyses the episodes that have shaped the international scene from the second half of the 20^th century to the present day and offers the data and explanations we need to understand the immediate past so as not to collectively repeat its mistakes. The recognition coincides with the publication of the second edition.

As for the best science and technology book, in this case ex aequo, it went to Dones? Homes? Sexe i gènere, biologia i cultura, by Jordi Casanova i Roca. The book tackles a burning current issue — the relationship between sex and gender — from a biological perspective. The author argues that the argument of a social model imposed by biology must be dismantled, but without denying the biological reality. It explains that it is necessary to be fully aware of it: it is important to know the biological characteristics and how they operate to be able to overcome the conditioning factors imposed on us. The second edition is already in bookstores.