The limits of memory and modernity: The cultural politics and political cultures of three generations of Andalusians.
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Title
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The limits of memory and modernity: The cultural politics and political cultures of three generations of Andalusians.
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Identifier
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AAI9720107
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identifier
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9720107
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Creator
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Lassalle, Yvonne M.
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Contributor
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Jane Schneider
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Anthropology, Cultural | History, European
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Abstract
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My dissertation is about the work of hegemonies in the constitution of cultural and political silences. It is also about the diverse if subtle ways that collective memory, as an ensemble of practices and as a discursive foil, is used both to secure and to place limits on this work. Based on ethnographic research, this work is an account of how people of different generations in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain) re-membered "the past"--not only how they reflected upon it but more importantly, how they integrated it within the discourses of various public spheres after Spain's transition from authoritarianism to democracy. The transition was negotiated between social sectors that had been dominant during the Franco dictatorship and the new groups emerging into leadership after Franco's death. I argue that the emphasis political "consensus" to guarantee peace among the different factions effectively excluded the large sectors of society from taking part in the negotiations, and silenced many incipient debates that remain "unspoken" to this day. This resulted in a massive political demobilization of the population, known as "the disenchantment." Those who continued to insist on re-membering denied aspects of their personal and political "past" were marginalized, as were others who, not having experienced what they choose to re-membered, nevertheless found it meaningful and relevant to their present. The maneuvering of collective memory became crucial in the production of identity--in terms of class, political affiliation, and regional or national belonging--and thus shaped the strategies and tactics chosen by different individuals and groups in their efforts to maintain or expose unjust political, economic or social realities.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Anthropology
