Public Humanities and the Spanish Civil War

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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 archeology of the war, burial sites, the affordances of digital culture in the sphere of war memory, the teaching of the war 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.

Furthers understanding of public humanities and digital humanities

Approaches memory studies from a transnational perspective

Highlights the significance of scholarly work in relation to public debates

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Alison Ribeiro de Menezes

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Spanish historiography digital humanities public humanities transnational justice memory studies memory debates public debates Spanish Civil War museum twentieth-century Spanish history cultural memory cultural heritage Spanish Civil War archive

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“A fascinating, intelligent and interdisciplinary approach to the Spanish Civil War seen from the perspective of the Public Humanities. The disciplines of History, Memory, Museology, Archeology, Education and Transitional Justice are all brought to bear on the most famous and studied civil war of the 20th century. This volume argues not only for a true understanding of that conflict but for the imperative of bringing this to a broad audience, transcending the academic world.” (Joan Maria Thomàs, Professor of History, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain)

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