The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities

Transactions of the Burgon Society, Dec 2014

The Association for the Study of University Protocol, founded in 1997, brings together professionals in Spanish universities who are responsible for the organization of academic ceremonies, university traditions, as well as the new activities derived from those traditions which maintain the university in its place. In the course of the activities of the Association it soon became apparent that it was necessary to understand with the greatest possible degree of accuracy ways in which academical dress was used and that it was important to establish a catalogue of suggestions on its use and of the current use of colours. The fruits of this labour, co-ordinated by the authors of this article, were elaborated in such a Catalogue. [Excerpt from Introduction].

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The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities

Transactions of the Burgon Society The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities María Teresa Galino Mateos Jerónimo Hernández de Castro Francisca de Paula Saravia González Jonathan C. Cooper Harper Adams University Follow this and additional works at: http://newprairiepress.org/burgonsociety Recommended Citation Galino Mateos, María Teresa; Hernández de Castro, Jerónimo; de Paula Saravia González, Francisca; and Cooper, Jonathan C. (2014) "The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities," Transactions of the Burgon Society: Vol. 14. https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7799.1120 - Article 8 The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities Translated by Jonathan C. Cooper1 Introduction Tprofessionals in Spanish universities who are responsible for the organization of acahe Association for the Study of University Protocol,2 founded in 1997, brings together demic ceremonies, university traditions, as well as the new activities derived from those traditions which maintain the university in its place. In the course of the activities of the Association it soon became apparent that it was necessary to understand with the greatest possible degree of accuracy ways in which academical dress was used and that it was important to establish a catalogue of suggestions on its use and of the current use of colours. The fruits of this labour, co-ordinated by the authors of this article, were elaborated in such a Catalogue. Furthermore, the Conference of Spanish University Rectors3 considered these efforts and, through its Sub-Committee of General Secretaries at its meeting held at the University of Cádiz in 2008, it was agreed to forward this Catalogue of Guidelines on the use of Academical Dress and its Colours to universities to serve as an indicative guide. The first printed edition was presented to participants of the 9th Conference of University Protocol and Institutional Relations Officers and 1st Luso-Hispanic Conference of University Protocol,4 held at the University of Salamanca in 2010. It is intended to be a tool for professionals and for all those who are drawn to the rich cultural and symbolic heritage, brought up-to-date by each institution independently. The Conference of Spanish University Rectors established a Sub-Committee on Communication which includes a Working Group on Protocol and Institutional Relations which, among its other objectives, gives due attention to such matters. 1 The title in Spanish is ‘Presente y futuro del traje académico en España. Catálogo de orientaciones sobre el uso del traje académico y sus colores en las universidades españolas’. The translator thanks Br Michael Powell for helpful comments on the translation. 2 Asociación para el estudio y la investigación del protocolo universitario. 3 Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas. 4 IX Encuentro de responsables de protocolo y relaciones institucionales de universidades y I Encontro hispano-luso de protocolo universitario. Efforts were co-ordinated by the Association for the Study of University Protocol and preparation was by María Teresa Galino Mateos (Complutense University of Madrid), Francisca de Paula Saravia González (University of Córdoba) and Jerónimo Hernández de Castro (University of Salamanca), with contributions from Spanish universities, and is available at http://bit.ly/1jJgZyb.5 Publication was made possible by the cooperation of the Conference of Spanish University Rectors, with the sponsorship of the Office of the 8th Centenary of the University of Salamanca and Santander Universities. Academical dress: present and future University protocol and ceremonial have their origins in university traditions, in the regulations which govern them and in the practices and capacities of universities, which make them different from any other institutions. Preserving university protocol is important because it is the means by which universities manifest their autonomy and because it is a significant component of the cultural heritage of the universities and one of their distinctive features. Most of the symbols which come together to make up university ceremonial have been maintained throughout history, thanks to the fact that the regulations which governed the workings of the universities also applied to this aspect of their activities and adapted to changes. Academical dress is possibly one of the strongest symbols of university protocol. However, since the mid-twentieth century and, principally, since the approval of legislation on university reform passed in 1983,6 regulations on the function and organization of universities have omitted all mention of protocol and its symbols. These changes have caused (...truncated)


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María Teresa Galino Mateos, Jerónimo Hernández de Castro, Francisca de Paula Saravia González, Jonathan C. Cooper. The Present and Future of Academical Dress in Spain: Catalogue of Guidelines on the Use of Academical Dress and its Colours in Spanish Universities, Transactions of the Burgon Society, 2014, Volume 14, Issue 1,