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The Spanish Civil War left a legacy of destruction, resentment and
deep ideological divisions in a country that was attempting to
recover from economic stagnation and social inequality. After
Franco's victory, the repression and purge that ensued immersed
Spain in a spiral of fear and silence which continued long after
the dictator's death, through 'the pact of oblivion' that was
observed during the transition to democracy. Memories of the
Spanish Civil War: Conflict and Community in Rural Spain attempts
to break this silence by recovering the local memories of survivors
of the Civil War and the early years of Franco's dictatorship.
Combining oral testimony gathered in one Andalusian village, with
archival research, this ethnographic study approaches the
expression of memory as an important site of socio-political
struggle.
The Spanish Civil War left a legacy of destruction, resentment and
deep ideological divisions in a country that was attempting to
recover from economic stagnation and social inequality. After
Franco's victory, the repression and purge that ensued immersed
Spain in a spiral of fear and silence which continued long after
the dictator's death, through 'the pact of oblivion' that was
observed during the transition to democracy. Memories of the
Spanish Civil War: Conflict and Community in Rural Spain attempts
to break this silence by recovering the local memories of survivors
of the Civil War and the early years of Franco's dictatorship.
Combining oral testimony gathered in one Andalusian village, with
archival research, this ethnographic study approaches the
expression of memory as an important site of socio-political
struggle.
Sites of Protest examines the global resurgence of protest
movements and the ways in which they use public and private space -
both physical and 'immaterial' - to secure attention for a wide
variety of causes, cultural events and moral campaigns. The book
takes its readers inside the mindset, not only of protestors and
activists, but also of the state and corporate authorities that
attempt to limit the impact of dissent. It also explains how media
outlets frame the wide variety of international events and
controversies that make up modern protest movements, and examines
the myths that surround activism and the Internet. Has the
landscape of dissent changed forever, or does the fact that
protestors still rely on the symbolism associated with a particular
'place', mean that their interventions will remain localised and
will fail to create a universal appeal?
Sites of Protest examines the global resurgence of protest
movements and the ways in which they use public and private space -
both physical and 'immaterial' - to secure attention for a wide
variety of causes, cultural events and moral campaigns. The book
takes its readers inside the mindset, not only of protestors and
activists, but also of the state and corporate authorities that
attempt to limit the impact of dissent. It also explains how media
outlets frame the wide variety of international events and
controversies that make up modern protest movements, and examines
the myths that surround activism and the Internet. Has the
landscape of dissent changed forever, or does the fact that
protestors still rely on the symbolism associated with a particular
'place', mean that their interventions will remain localised and
will fail to create a universal appeal?
Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic
ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent
symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a
feature of European life under the rule of "austerity." Yet,
beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and
images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array
of deeper structures, modes of behavior, and forms of human
affiliation. Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent offers
a vibrant and insightful overview of modern protest movements,
ideologies, and events. Written by academics and activists familiar
with the strategies, values, and arguments of those groups and
individuals responsible for shaping the modern landscape of
protest, it reveals the inside story of a number of campaigns and
events. It analyzes the various manifestations of dissent-on and
offline, visible and obscure, progressive and reactionary-through
the work of a number of commentators and dedicated "academic
activists," while reassessing the standard explanatory frameworks
supplied by contemporary theorists. In doing so, it offers a
coherent account of the range of academic and theoretical
approaches to the study of protest and social movements.
Contributions by: David Bates, Mark Bergfeld, Vincent Campbell,
Claire English, Ingrid M. Hoofd, Soeren Keil, Matthew Ogilvie,
Stuart Price, Anandi Ramamurthy, Ruth Sanz Sabido, Lee Salter,
Cassian Sparkes-Vian, and Thomas Swann.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the British Press provides an
extensive empirical analysis of how the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict has been constructed in British national newspapers since
1948. It traces the evolution of representations of the conflict by
placing them in a historical context, with particular reference to
Britain's postcolonial relation to Palestine, and by presenting an
in-depth analysis of the evolution of press language, including the
use of terms such as 'terrorism' and 'terrorist' to classify agents
of political violence. It applies an original approach to the study
of media coverage, using a Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis
framework, an innovative method that examines selected case studies
in relation to theories of postcolonialism and discourse. Using
this unique hybrid methodology, Sanz Sabido provides a thorough and
precise unpicking of a highly mediated conflict.
This edited collection offers the latest research into the
reproduction of 'hegemonic' discourse and the ways in which the
description and evaluation of social groups affects their ability
to exercise cultural and political autonomy. The book examines the
representations of a number of communities and social groups, both
within their 'micro-contexts', and with reference to the economic,
political, social, cultural and technological 'macro-contexts' in
which they are embedded. The analysis highlights the connections
between discourse, power, dominance and social inequality, focusing
on patriarchal, capitalist and postcolonial representations and
power imbalances. Based on a combination of theoretical and
empirical analyses, the collection offers an array of macro-social
critiques based on the analysis and critical understanding of
contemporary contexts and representations, and how they contribute
to political, social, economic and cultural practices.
Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic
ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent
symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a
feature of European life under the rule of "austerity." Yet,
beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and
images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array
of deeper structures, modes of behavior, and forms of human
affiliation. Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent offers
a vibrant and insightful overview of modern protest movements,
ideologies, and events. Written by academics and activists familiar
with the strategies, values, and arguments of those groups and
individuals responsible for shaping the modern landscape of
protest, it reveals the inside story of a number of campaigns and
events. It analyzes the various manifestations of dissent-on and
offline, visible and obscure, progressive and reactionary-through
the work of a number of commentators and dedicated "academic
activists," while reassessing the standard explanatory frameworks
supplied by contemporary theorists. In doing so, it offers a
coherent account of the range of academic and theoretical
approaches to the study of protest and social movements.
Contributions by: David Bates, Mark Bergfeld, Vincent Campbell,
Claire English, Ingrid M. Hoofd, Soeren Keil, Matthew Ogilvie,
Stuart Price, Anandi Ramamurthy, Ruth Sanz Sabido, Lee Salter,
Cassian Sparkes-Vian, and Thomas Swann.
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