MOVIE: Canción a una dama en la sombra
Carolina Astudillo writes about her latests feature film, Song to a lady in the shadow (2021)
Tag: Spain
The failed subject. Democratic Historical Memory in school textbooks
La asignatura pendiente. La memoria histórica democrática en los libros de texto escolares Javier Díez Gutiérrez and Enrique Javier. Madrid: Plaza y Valdés. 2020. Reviwed by David González, project manager at the EUROM Although the book in front of us saw the light of day in 2020, it is the outcome of many years of …
An indelible tribute: inscribing the names of the victims of Franco’s regime in history
Vanessa Garbero reviews the collective book “To Die in Madrid (1939-1944). The Mass Executions of Franco’s Regime in the Capital City”, edited by Fernando Hernández Holgado and Tomás Montero Aparicio
“Commemorative processes in Spain should become an inescapable part of a common European memory”
Each remembrance process has its own unique characteristics, and it is essential not to confuse or mix concepts; however, the globalization of memory can be used as a tool for truth, justice and reparation to establish parallels and affinities and thus enrich our analysis of each process.
Mausoleum of terror. Fallen in Pamplona and Cuelgamuros
Cover picture: The Valley of Cuelgamuros without the cross and the Francoist symbols | Photomontage: Núria Ricart By Jordi Guixé i Coromines, director of the EUROM and professor at the University of Barcelona The memorials to wars, heroes and victories are symbols that seek to perpetuate the past in our lives. An iconic imposition of …