Alba González


Alba González Sanz is a Spanish writer and politician of the party Podemos Asturias.
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Biography

Born in Oviedo in 1986, Alba González grew up and lived in until 2013, when she moved to Gijón. She has spent periods of study in Madrid and the United States.
She earned a licentiate in 2009 in Hispanic philology from the University of Oviedo. She added a master's degree in gender equality in human, legal, and social sciences from the Spanish National Research Council in 2010, and one in gender and diversity from the University of Oviedo in 2011.
From 2006 to 2012, together with Héctor Gómez Navarro and, she was coordinator of the Hesperya Cultural Association. This included publication of a magazine of the same name and the editing of two poetry collections on paper and one in electronic format. The association also promoted La Ciudad en Llamas, a national meeting of young poets.
In 2012, González and plastic artist Job Sánchez curated the exhibition Estrada-Cuadernos de viaje.
In 2014, she appeared in Se dice poeta, a feminist documentary about contemporary Spanish poetry with a gender perspective, directed by writer and audiovisual producer Sofía Castañón.
Since 2006, she has written reviews, reports, and conducted interviews for various print and online media, including ', ', El Cuaderno, and the feminist portal La tribu de Frida.
Her areas of interest are related to Spanish literature of the 19th and 20th centuries written by women, as well as the study of the insertion of women into the culture of Spanish modernity, women's writing, and political demands.

Political career

In the municipal elections of May 2019, González was elected to a seat on the for the 2019–2023 plenary sessions. On 15 January 2020, she resigned as councilor upon being appointed for the national Ministry of Equality. However, her appointment received criticism, and she was replaced by Rita Bosaho before taking office. From January 2020 to February 2022, González was an advisor at the Ministry of Equality, with Irene Montero as minister.
In 2021, Sofia Castañón won a tight election over Daniel Ripa to become general secretary of Podemos Asturias, and González was appointed organizational secretary of its new board of directors.
In the 2023 Asturian regional election, González ran in the primary against Covadonga Tomé, allied with the former Ripa board. She represented the sector linked to the Podemos Asturies board. She lost in the election of 4 November 2022. The following January, she resigned as organization secretary of Podemos Asturies, criticizing pressure received from the sector linked to Tomé and Ripa. She also cited health problems.

Awards and recognition

  • 2008 – Arquímedes Award for University Research for her analysis of tragic structure in the work of Ricardo Menéndez Salmón
  • 2010 – Gloria Fuertes Award for Youth Poetry for her book ''Apuntes de espera''

Works

Poetry collections

Apuntes de espera. Colección Gloria Fuertes Parentesco.
  • ''Traje roto.''

Collective works

Bar Sobia magazine Mephisto. University humanist literary gazette La edad del óxido. Anthology of young Asturian narrators Nayagua. Magazine of the José Hierro Poetry Center MLRS magazine
  • Poetry anthology 50 maneras de ser tu amante Entre sin llamar. Anthology Siete Mundos Exploradoras. Illustrated graphic poetry album by Nathalie Bellón Lunula magazineMordisco magazine
  • ''Hesperya''

Festivals and poetry circles

  • Versátil.es
  • La piedra en el charco
  • Cosmopoética
  • Intersecciones
  • Poesía Salvaxe
  • La tribu