Public Humanities and the Spanish Civil War : Connected and Contested Histories

Alison Ribeiro De Menezes

ISBN 10: 3319972731 / ISBN 13: 9783319972732

Published by Springer International Publishing, 2018

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines contemporary public history's engagement with the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss the history and mission of the main institutional archives of the war, contemporary and forensic archaeology of the conflict, burial sites, the affordances of digital culture in the sphere of war memory, the teaching of the conflict in Spanish school curricula, and the place of war memory within human rights initiatives. Adopting a strongly comparative focus, the authors argue for greater public visibility and more nuanced discussion of the Civil War's legacy, positing a virtual museum as one means to foster dialogue.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Humanities and the Spanish Civil War : Connected and Contested Histories
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319972731
• ISBN 13: 9783319972732
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 21D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 508 grams

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Synopsis

This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines contemporary public history’s engagement with the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss the history and mission of the main institutional archives of the war, contemporary and forensic archaeology of the conflict, burial sites, the affordances of digital culture in the sphere of war memory, the teaching of the conflict in Spanish school curricula, and the place of war memory within human rights initiatives. Adopting a strongly comparative focus, the authors argue for greater public visibility and more nuanced discussion of the Civil War’s legacy, positing a virtual museum as one means to foster dialogue.

About the Author

Alison Ribeiro de Menezes is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Antonio Cazorla-Sánchez is Professor of History at Trent University, Canada.

Adrian Shubert is University Professor of History at York University, Canada.