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Gendered Wars, Gendered Memories
The Introduction of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315584225 The twentieth century has been a century of wars, genocides and violent political conflict; a century of militarization and massive destruction. It has simultaneously been a century of feminist creativity and struggle worldwide, witnessing fundamental changes in the conceptions and everyday practices of gender and sexuality. What are some of the connections between these two seemingly disparate characteristics of the past century? And how do collective memories figure ...
Els internats de la por
«D’allà no me’n vaig emportar res de bo. Només un trauma etern que no me’l treurà ningú, un pòsit negatiu que et queda per sempre.» Una investigació esfereïdora que destapa uns fets ocults i silenciats durant dècades: els abusos sexuals, els maltractaments fÃsics i psÃquics, l’explotació laboral i les prà ctiques mèdiques dubtoses que van patir milers de nens als internats religiosos i de l’Estat durant el franquisme i fins ben entrada la democrà cia. Un exercici de periodisme de primer ordre, que dóna veu a vÃctimes i testimonis i denuncia amb noms i cognoms la suposada superioritat moral al servei de les més baixes passions. Montse Armengou i Ricard Belis, amb lâ...
The Angle of Horror
From Cristina Fernández Cubas, Spain's award-winning master of the short story, comes a collection of unsettling, thought-provoking, and often hilarious stories, The Angle of Horror. A socially awkward twenty-something who transforms from Jekyll to Hyde by playing the tuba; a miserly curmudgeon whose ultimate act of generosity as well as his final breath are snuffed out by a seemingly innocent grandson; a young collegian who suffers a nightmare of shadows and slants, then discovers his waking world is also horribly askew; a lonely Spaniard living abroad who seeks familiarity in a Spanish specialty shop but only finds true belonging while obsessively stalking the proprietor. These are but a few of the "angles" that Fernández Cubas constructs in these four twisted tales: "Helicon," "Grandfather’s Legacy," "The Angle of Horror," and "The Flower of Spain." Presented in critical edition and translation for the first time, these acclaimed Spanish tales are featured alongside their English translation, with historical contextualization and critical commentary by scholars Jessica A. Folkart and Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci.
New Journeys in Iberian Studies
The research collected in this volume consists of 18 chapters which explore a number of key areas of investigation in contemporary Iberian studies. As the title suggests, there is a strong emphasis on trans-national and trans-regional approaches to the subject area, reflecting current discourse and scholarship, but the contributions are not limited by these approaches and include an eclectic range of recent work by scholars of history, politics, literature, the visual arts and cultural and social studies, often working in transdisciplinary ways. The geographical scope of the transnational processes considered range from intra-Iberian interconnections to those with the UK, Italy and Morocco, as well as transatlantic influences between the Peninsula and Argentina, Cuba and Brazil. The book opens up some pioneering new directions in research in Iberian studies, as well as variety of fresh approaches to hitherto neglected aspects of more familiar issues.
The Ghost in the Constitution
A book that offers new directions in the study of memory in Spain, written by one of the world's leading scholars of contemporary Spanish culture.
Transnationale Vergesellschaftungen
Auf ihrem 35. Kongress feierte die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) ihr hundertjähriges Bestehen. Es galt, einen kritischen Rückblick auf die wechselvolle und auch problematische Geschichte der DGS zu verbinden mit aktuellen soziologischen Forschungen, neuen Fragestellungen und Theorien. Fraglos fordern „transnationale Vergesellschaftungen“ von einer nationalen Fachgesellschaft eine neue Ausrichtung und damit mehr als die bloße Übertragung überkommener Begrifflichkeiten, Forschungs- und Theorieansätze auf neue, globale Phänomene. Vielmehr geht es um eine bewusste Überprüfung, Weiterentwicklung und Erneuerung soziologischer Analyse. Der vorliegende Band enthält die Beiträge zu der Eröffnungs- und Abschlussveranstaltung sowie die Vorträge zu den Plenen, Vorlesungen, Foren, Festveranstaltungen, Author meets Critics- und Abendveranstaltungen. Die beigelegte CD-ROM enthält die Referate der Sektionssitzungen und Ad-hoc-Gruppen sowie die Beiträge zur Postersession.
Revealing New Truths about Spain's Violent Past
The foundation of a stable democracy in Spain was built on a settled account: an agreement that both sides were equally guilty of violence, a consensus to avoid contention, and a pact of oblivion as the pathway to peace and democracy. That foundation is beginning to crack as perpetrators’ confessions upset the silence and exhumations of mass graves unbury new truths. It has become possible, even if not completely socially acceptable, to speak openly about the past, to disclose the testimonies of the victims, and to ask for truth and justice. Contentious coexistence that put political participation, contestation, and expression in practice has begun to emerge. This book analyzes how this recent transformation has occurred. It recognizes that political processes are not always linear and inexorable. Thus, it remains to be seen how far contentious coexistence will go in Spain.
Los internados del miedo
"De allà no me llevé nada bueno. Solo un trauma eterno que me quitará nadie, un poso negativo que te queda para siempre." Una investigación aterradora que destapa unos hechos ocultos y silenciados durante décadas: los abusos sexuales, los maltratos fÃsicos y psÃquicos, la explotación laboral y las prácticas médicas dudosas que sufrieron miles de niños en los internados religiosos y del Estado durante el franquismo y hasta bien entrada la democracia. Un ejercicio de periodismo de primer orden que da voz a vÃctimas y testimonios y denuncia con nombres y apellidos la supuesta superioridad moral al servicio de las más bajas pasiones. Montse Armengou y Ricard Belis, con el orgullo de...
Marginados, disidentes y olvidados en la historia
En este libro, se habla de aquellos que, en un momento determinado, soñaron con una justicia bien distinta de la que sus gobernantes les proveyeron. Aquellos que, unas veces por el simple acto de nacer, o bien por el mero hecho de actuar y tomar partido, se convirtieron en los perdedores de una Historia escrita por los vencedores. Ellos son los marginados, los disidentes y olvidados de la Historia.
Embodying Memory in Contemporary Spain
This innovative book examines the emergence of a memory discourse in Spain since the millennium, taking as its point of departure recent grave exhumations and the "Law of Historical Memory." Through an analysis of exhumation photography, novels, films, television, and comics, the volume overturns the notion that Spanish history is pathological.
