Barcelona today: A transformation

Adrià Pujol, Victoria Szpunberg, Eduard Olesti, Josep Maria Miró 

Moderator: Álvaro Colomer

Barcelona is a vibrant city, constantly transforming. Over the past 30 years, Barcelona has become a different city, with new priorities and needs, sparking debate and controversy. Barcelona is at a critical moment in terms of housing, tourism and the rising cost of living, which are having social consequences that everyone is talking about. Many authors live in the city and dissect it through different genres and perspectives, perhaps to criticise it, to defend it, to denounce it, or simply to understand it. They include Adrià Pujol, Victoria Szpunberg, Eduard Olesti, Tina Vallès and Josep Maria Miró. Together with them, we will ask: What is Barcelona today? How has this transformation unfolded? How is it portrayed in literature?