The Valencian regional government's decision to modify the Baccalaureate language and literature curriculum has sparked a heated debate. The draft, which will be discussed at the Sectoral Education Committee, eliminates references to 'Catalan literature' that appeared in the 2022 decree. Instead, it stipulates that readings must be "from Valencian literature and the main Valencian authors" across different periods and movements. In practice, this means excluding Catalan and Balearic authors, including Ramon Llull and Miquel Costa i Llobera, among others. The Valencian Teachers' Union (STEPV) asserts that the document "confirms the elimination of non-Valencian authors" and denounces the fact that, from now on, "only Valencian authors can be studied." The union representatives believe this limitation is based on a "strictly geographical" criterion and warn that "it is impossible to understand Valencian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day without its linguistic and cultural context, which includes Catalan and Balearic authors."

Ramon Llull symbolically returns to the Pla de Mallorca in a fictional interview created with artificial intelligence, published in All Plans On the occasion of Holy Innocents' Day. From Randa to current debates on language, coexistence, tourism, and identity, the 13th-century Mallorcan thinker engages in dialogue with the 21st century in a literary piece that reflects on Mallorca's present through the lens of Lull's legacy.

Greek multi-instrumentalist and composer Christos Barbas, winner of the first international grant for creation and artistic residency at the Laboratorio Llull, presented his project this Thursday, November 27. Lux in Tenebris at the headquarters of the Estudi General Lul·lià, coinciding with the feast day of Ramon Llull. The composition is a contemporary mass for heart of voices and ney (a reed flute native to the Middle East) inspired by the Book of Friend and Beloved by Ramon Llull.

Ramon Llull is the eccentric mystic of Catalan literature. Born in Palma in 1232, he was the son of Catalan noble settlers who arrived following the conquest by James I. In his thirties, his frivolous and worldly life took a complete turn after hearing a sermon by the Bishop of Mallorca about Saint Francis of Assisi. He had previously witnessed five apparitions of the crucified Christ. He then abandoned his wife and two children to dedicate himself body and soul to writing his famous ArsA universal method for combating the 'errors' of the infidels, for which he would be considered the precursor of computer science. To gain more allies in this cause, he founded a missionary school in Miramar, on the coast of Valldemossa, with the patronage of King James II. He also traveled to Europe to secure the support of popes, monarchs, and lords.