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May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 from 3:00pm–5:00pm

“Between two consensus: The Spanish Civil War in the current Spanish novel”

“Between two consensus: The Spanish Civil War in the current Spanish novel”

In the last few years a lot of novels dealing with Spanish Civil War appeared in the literary market in Spain. This was a strange phenomenon. The society that was born after the Franco’s dictatorship was a society without memory. The democratic Spanish society that was born during the so-called “Transition” was based on the silent and oblivion agreements. In this context, Spanish Civil War turned into a taboo: it could open old wounds and it could wake up the old ghosts of the war. The Transition spirit urged the Spanish people to look ahead, towards European progress and modernity. But, suddenly, the society changed and started to look back. In the year 2000, the Asociación por la recuperación de la memoria histórica [Association to recovering of the historical memory] was founded, and a lot of novels dealing with Spanish Civil War were published. It was a great news, because, apparently, literature started to fight against the silent and oblivion established during the Democratic Transition. It seemed, these novels broke the Transition agreements. However, when we start to read these novels we realize they do not question the Transition agreements, but also they strengthen them. In this speech I would want to analyze how these novels reproduces two consensus: the Transition consensus and the Neoliberal consensus.

Date and Time

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 from 3:00pm–5:00pm

Location

Geisel Library, Dr. Seuss Room

Event Registration

Registration is not required for this event.

Event Fee

Free

Contact

Derrick Chin    derrickchin@ucsd.edu    858-534-4618

Audience

Faculty, Students, The General Public

Event Host

Luis Martin-Cabrera

Event Category

Talks and Lectures