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New Journeys in Iberian Studies: A (Trans)National and (Trans)Regional Exploration
2018
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.
Revisiting Centres and Peripheries in Iberian Studies
Revisiting Centres and Peripheries in Iberian Studies, 2019
Like its predecessor and companion volume New Journeys in Iberian Studies, this volume gathers fresh and emerging research in a range of sub-fields of Iberian studies from an international range of established academics and early career researchers. The book provides rich evidence of the breadth and depth of new research being carried out in the dynamic field of Iberian studies at present. As the title suggests, a strong thread running through the collection is concerned with investigating the multiple spaces of tension between the centre and periphery that comprise the Iberian cultural system. Topically, the current situation in Catalonia naturally comes to the fore in a number of chapters and from a range of perspectives. However, in the revisiting of a range of cultural products and historical processes undertaken by the contributors, it can be seen that transoceanic postcolonial relations are not neglected and concerns with history, memory and fiction also weave their way through their work.
Forum for Iberian Studies 2018: Fictitious Realities, Real Fictions. Final programme
Reality has been a source of inspiration for a host of cultural representations; in the same way, fiction has given way to a plethora of realities. The line separating reality from fiction has reflected throughout history an infinite play of mirrors. On the one hand, a cultural or artistic representation can take on a life of its own and become an entity in between reality and fiction, taking the form of a literary character, a legend, a visual portrayal/representation, or even historic discourse. On the other hand, reality can be (re)interpreted with an objective in mind, whether this be of a political, social, or cultural nature, as has been the case with political propaganda or with the more recent phenomenon of Post-Truth. In such a way, reality is characterised in the postmodern era by being an accumulation of perspectives and interpretations that blends true facts with fictitious elements, a conglomerate at the disposal of the public. This conference aims to explore the communicating vessels between reality and fiction in the cultural productions of the Iberian Peninsula across time, from the era of medieval chronicles to the digital age. To that end, our objective is to establish a diachronic panorama as a dialogue between scholars of various periods and cultural disciplines, in discussion of “fictitious realities and real fictions.” Moreover, the interdisciplinary focus of the conference hopes to foster collaborations between a varied spectrum of artistic disciplines including, but not limited to, literature, painting, comics, film, and theatre, with the objective of considering the topic at hand from the largest number of areas and perspectives possible
The Iberian World, 1450–1820, 2019
The Iberian World: 1450–1820 brings together, for the first time in English, the latest research in Iberian studies, providing in-depth analysis of fifteenth- to early nineteenth-century Portugal and Spain, their European possessions, and the African, Asian, and American peoples that were under their rule. Featuring innovative work from leading historians of the Iberian world, the book adopts a strong transnational and comparative approach, and offers the reader an interdisciplinary lens through which to view the interactions, entanglements, and conflicts between the many peoples that were part of it. The volume also analyses the relationships and mutual influences between the wide range of actors, polities, and centres of power within the Iberian monarchies, and draws on recent advances in the field to examine key aspects such as Iberian expansion, imperial ideologies, and the constitution of colonial societies. Divided into four parts and combining a chronological approach with a set of in-depth thematic studies, The Iberian World brings together previously disparate scholarly traditions surrounding the history of European empires and raises awareness of the global dimensions of Iberian history. It is essential reading for students and academics of early modern Spain and Portugal. https://www.routledge.com/The-Iberian-World-14501820-1st-Edition/Bouza-Cardim-Feros/p/book/9781138921016
You are cordially invited to offer a paper, panel, or workshop presentation. Proposals for individual papers as well as panels on specific themes (max. four papers per panel) are encouraged. Any proposed panel should be organised by one convenor who will be responsible for inviting the speakers and chairing the session. You are also invited to suggest any speakers you think would be willing to offer a paper, but please note that ACIS does not normally offer a fee or expenses for speakers. ACIS encourages proposals from postgraduate students and a small number of partial conference fee bursaries are available – please see application process details below and encourage your students to consider this. Below are the suggested thematic areas for papers and panels, which must advance understanding of contemporary socio-cultural, economic and political issues and realities and relate primarily to Spain and/or Portugal and transnational issues and processes relating to the Iberian Peninsula within the wider Lusophone and Hispanic worlds. Both single-disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged and the themes listed below are not exclusive. The selection of panels/papers will be made by the Conference programme convenors in consultation with the Executive Committee and these decisions will be final. Papers will be allocated 30 minutes on the programme (20 mins for the paper 10 mins for discussion). We will shortly be announcing the keynote speakers for the conference on our ACIS website. Keynote speakers in previous years have included novelist Use Lahoz, journalist and writer Elvira Lindo, historian and diplomat Professor Angel Viñas and the Association's President, historian Professor Paul Preston. If you wish to offer a paper, please see the Guidelines for Papers (on the next page) and send your proposal to the ACIS 2018 Programme Convenors (Mark Gant, University of Chester and Jared D. Larson, Humboldt State University) at the email address: acisbarcelona2018@gmail.com by MONDAY 18 th JUNE 2018. Informal enquiries concerning papers and topics are welcome before the deadlines. Conference booking can be made at ACIS registration 2018 and there is more information about the Association at www.iberianstudies.net.
Forum for Iberian Studies 2016: The Crisis in the Iberian Peninsula. Final programme
The financial crisis that began in 2007–2008 has had an undeniable impact on society within the Iberian Peninsula. While it has uncovered divisions within Europe it has also revealed the interconnectivities of a globalised world. The ongoing crisis has changed the political and social landscape beyond recognition and has left its mark on political discourse and thought. It has also raised larger issues that deserve critical attention in disciplines outside of the social sciences. Historically, moments of crisis have often resulted in particularly dynamic periods of creativity on a global as well as an individual level, triggering new questions about the relationship between art and society. As a result, a crisis can also present opportunities for alternative forms of cultural expression and new ways of thinking about the role of culture within society, especially in times of change.
New Journeys in Iberian Studies. A (Trans-)National and (Trans-)Regional Exploration. Editor(s): Mark Gant, Paco Ruzzante, Anneliese Hatton. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018, pp. 172-181. ISBN-13:978-1-5275-1142-2, 2018
Renascença Portuguesa and Integralismo Lusitano were two Portuguese nationalist movements from the 1920s with an outstanding expression in the Iberian and Ibero-American spaces. They were responsible for political and cultural influences on Peninsular peripheral regionalisms, as well as those in Brazil and other Latin American countries. With its origin in the nineteenth century and becoming fully mature in the interwar period of the twentieth century, Galician nationalism used the arguments of language and culture to recover its identity. It was also able to create a genuine hermeneutics that would guarantee for Galician people their own government, educational system and the recovery of their history, literature, culture and popular traditions, indispensable urgings in the process of reinventing a nation. Accomplices and guides of a Galicia eager to be independent, Portuguese republican and monarchist nationalist movements were vital in the process of building/rebuilding the nation. The dialogue with Irmandades da Fala and Geração Nós would have been profitable, were it not for the Spanish civil war and the dictatorial Iberian governments that plunged the region into the shadows for more than fifty years.