Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (174 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed
ISBN:
9781841508894
Inhalt:
This book is a narrative study of four main discourses of national identity in Spain, with a special focus on Catalonia as disseminated in the Spanish press in the period between 1993-1996. The narrative analysis of the discourses of national identity is contained within two sections. The first deals with Spanish press coverage of the 1994 USA Football World Cup. The second section studies the process of negotiation towards a political pact between Partido Popular and Convergència I Unió after the 1996 general election. This study is not confined to the identification and description of discursive elements intended to shape identities, but deals heavily with the symbolic struggle between different ideological agents. The narrative approach and systematic application to two particular and very concrete cases makes this work unique in its field. This book would be useful as a reference text for courses not only on Contemporary Spain, but also on the wider field of Cultural Studies and Media Studies. However, the issues dealt with and the style in which it is written, make it of interest to a wider and not necessarily academic audience
Inhalt:
Front Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- About the Author / Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: FOUR DISCOURSES OF SPAIN AND CATALONIA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Two Catalanist Discourses -- 3. Two All-Spanish Discourses -- 4. After Franco - A Renewed Clash of Discourses -- 5. Political Background to the Period 1993-1996 -- 6. After the 2000 Elections -- 7. Media Outlets -- CHAPTER 2: THE GAME OF THE NATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sport and Discourses of National Identity in Spain -- 3. Textual Analysis -- 4. Myths and Counter-mythical Myths -- 5. Epilogue. From Opposition to Consensus -- CHAPTER 3: CATALONIA: VICTIM AND REDEEMER OF SPAIN -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Catalanist Differential Narrative -- 3. Turning Point and Preparation for the Test -- 4. The Negative Reaction to the Test -- 5. The Positive Reaction to the Test: Glorification of the Catalan Hero -- 6. The PP is the New Spanish Hero: a Success Story -- 7. The PP is the Disguised Villain: a Story of Trickery -- 8. Strategic Anti-Catalanism: the Irredeemable Spain -- 9. Spain: The Perseverance of Ignorance -- 10. The Roles of Catalonia -- 11. Epilogue: After the 2000 Elections -- CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION -- 1. National Narratives: Opposition and Consensus -- 2. National Pedagogy and Renewal -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781841500775
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Leon Solis, Fernando Negotiating Spain and Catalonia : Competing Narratives of National Identity Bristol : Intellect Books Ltd,c2003 ISBN 9781841500775
Sprache:
Englisch