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Culture as Soft Power
This book contributes to bridge the gap between different scholarly communities interested in the entanglements of culture and politics in the international arena. It sheds light on existing connections in their parallel evolution with a thorough literature review, complemented by several case studies showing the fruitful character of their interdisciplinary mobilisation. Through the notions of cultural relations, intellectual cooperation and cultural diplomacy, the book draws on a soft power perspective to offer a shared, novel, and interdisciplinary theoretical framework to approach cultural institutions and organisations that have been previously examined as isolated objects: for example, cultural institutes, international organisations, literary magazines, and literary contests. The interdisciplinary nature of this volume justifies the relevance of its content for scholars working in the history of international relations, international cultural relations and intellectual history, comparative literature, sociology of literature and global literary studies.
Diary of a Newlywed Poet
"The Diary is an innovative and complex work of both prose and poetry. It stands among the first works of prose in the Spanish language to capture the images and urban landscapes of New York City, revealing as well surprising degrees of modernity and social sensitivity. It is equally innovative in its cultivation of free verse, and historically important for introducing, for the first time in Spanish literature, a new mode of poetic composition."--Jacket.
Seneca's Medea and Republican Spain
Based on extensive archival research and containing rare and previously unpublished photos, this book provides the most detailed reconstruction ever of one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history.Winner of the 2019-20 AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize On 18 June 1933, one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history took place before an audience of 3,000 spectators in the ruins of the Roman Theatre in Mérida. Translated into Spanish by philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, staged by the renowned Xirgu-Borràs Company and funded by the government, the performance of Seneca''s Medea was a triumph of republican culture and widely hailed for its new dramatic and ...
The Cristos yacentes of Gregorio Fern?ez
Analyzing seventeenth-century images of the dead Christ produced by Gregorio Fern?ez, author Ilenia Col?endoza investigates how and why the artist and his patrons manipulated these images in connection with the religious literature of the time to produce striking images that moved the faithful to devotion. In so doing, she contributes new findings to the topic of Spanish sacred sculpture. The author re-examines these sculptures not only in the context of a larger sculptural group but also as independent sculptures that were intended as powerful aids to contemplation and devotion as was prescribed by the writings of San Juan de la Cruz and Luis de Granada. Combining study of the sculptural works with that of liturgical sources, she reveals the connection between the written word and the sculpted work of art. Through this interdisciplinary approach, the author links Fern?ez's sculptural program with the strategic objectives of major patrons of the period, such as the Duke of Lerma and King Philip III of Spain, both fervent defenders of the Catholic faith.
In Pursuit of the Natural Sign
This is the first major study on Azorin to appear in two decades. The first part explores parallels between the cultural milieus in France and Spain when both countries lost their colonies in the second half of the nineteenth century. The second part studies the fiction and essays of Jose Martinez Ruiz (Azorin). Illustrated.
Arte en tiempos de guerra
"Arte en tiempos de guerra" fue el tema de investigación propuesto en las XIV Jornadas Internacionales de Historia del Arte, celebradas en el Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales del CSIC en 2008. En esta edición se presentaron un amplio abanico de investigaciones centradas en el desarrollo artístico en tiempos bélicos, que constatan la imposibilidad del arte de escapar de su contexto, lo que hace que éste haya acusado fuertemente las situaciones de guerra y los conflictos socio-políticos. Se aborda por tanto, el modo en que la guerra ha afectado, en general, al arte, al artista y al patrimonio. El volumen se estructura en tres secciones temáticas: La imagen de la guerra, El artista y la guerra y La guerra y el patrimonio artístico.
Tiempos de investigación
En 2007, se cumplen 100 años de la creación de la Junta para Ampliación de Estudios, institución que dio un notable impulso a la investigación científica en España. La presente edición es uno de los productos diseñados con motivo del "Año de la Ciencia 2007". En ella han colaborado especialistas en diferentes áreas disciplinares que nos muestran, mediante un recorrido histórico, tres épocas perfectamente diferenciadas: JAE (1907-1938), el CSIC en la época franquista (1939-1975) y el CSIC de la transición a la actualidad (1975-2007). A lo que se suma una esmerada edición que aporta numerosas imágenes fotográficas, muchas de ellas, inéditas. Sin duda, una recopilación de estudios monográficos que abrirá nuevas líneas de trabajo e investigación.
The Religious Heritage Complex
The Religious Heritage Complex examines heritage-making of Christian-related legacies led by secular and clerical institutions. It argues that the relationship between public policies and spiritual practices is not as clear-cut as some might think. In fact, the authors show that religious activity has always combined care for the past with conscious practices of heritage-making, which they term “the religious heritage complex.” The book considers the ways patrimony, religion, and identity interact in different Christian contexts worldwide and how religious objects and sites function as identity symbols. It focuses on heritage-making as a religious and material activity for the groups in charge of a sacred inheritance and considers heritage activities as one of the forms of spiritual renewal and transmission. Case studies explore various Christian traditions located in Europe, the Americas, and Africa, investigating the longstanding and tightly-enmeshed connections that weave together religion and cultural heritage. Through comparing ecclesiastical and civil heritage institutions, this book allows us to consider the ambiguity of religious heritage.
