Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past
This paper aims to delve into the underlying trends of the contemporary historiography of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Under the guidance of historical accounts developed outside Spain before the end of the Francoist dictatorship (1939-1977), and during the transition to democracy (1977-1983),...
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| description | This paper aims to delve into the underlying trends of the contemporary historiography of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Under the guidance of historical accounts developed outside Spain before the end of the Francoist dictatorship (1939-1977), and during the transition to democracy (1977-1983), some Spanish historians strove to write a bias-free and fact-based depiction of the war and its aftermath. By relying on closereadings of historical documents, those historians assumed their methodology to be the most accurate when dealing with historical events that are so contested. However, recent shifts in the way this past has been remembered in Spain haveproduced a historiography endorsing new perspectives, which has also given rise to controversies among historians regarding the scope of and the assumptions underlying their work. To understand the currents of these debates, this paper echoes these groundbreaking approaches and attempts to illuminate how the influence of the social movement of «historical memory» has led Spanish historians to question their assumptions and endorse a more heterodox and interdisciplinary approach to engaging with the history of the Spanish Civil War. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-115522023-06-13T16:21:21Z Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past Repenser l’historiographie de la Guerre Civile Espagnole: des approximations multiples à un passé en dispute Pérez Baquero, Rafael Historiography memory the Spanish Civil War witness interdisciplinarity Historiography memory the Spanish Civil War witness interdisciplinarity historiographie mémoire guerre civile espagnole témoin interdisciplinaire This paper aims to delve into the underlying trends of the contemporary historiography of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Under the guidance of historical accounts developed outside Spain before the end of the Francoist dictatorship (1939-1977), and during the transition to democracy (1977-1983), some Spanish historians strove to write a bias-free and fact-based depiction of the war and its aftermath. By relying on closereadings of historical documents, those historians assumed their methodology to be the most accurate when dealing with historical events that are so contested. However, recent shifts in the way this past has been remembered in Spain haveproduced a historiography endorsing new perspectives, which has also given rise to controversies among historians regarding the scope of and the assumptions underlying their work. To understand the currents of these debates, this paper echoes these groundbreaking approaches and attempts to illuminate how the influence of the social movement of «historical memory» has led Spanish historians to question their assumptions and endorse a more heterodox and interdisciplinary approach to engaging with the history of the Spanish Civil War. This paper aims to delve into the underlying trends of the contemporary historiography of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Under the guidance of historical accounts developed outside Spain before the end of the Francoist dictatorship (1939-1977), and during the transition to democracy (1977-1983), some Spanish historians strove to write a bias-free and fact-based depiction of the war and its aftermath. By relying on close readings of historical documents, those historians assumed their methodology to be the most accurate when dealing with historical events that are so contested. However, recent shifts in the way this past has been remembered in Spain have produced a historiography endorsing new perspectives, which has also given rise to controversies among historians regarding the scope of and the assumptions underlying their work. To understand the currents of these debates, this paper echoes these groundbreaking approaches and attempts to illuminate how the influence of the social movement of «historical memory» has led Spanish historians to question their assumptions and endorse a more heterodox and interdisciplinary approach to engaging with the history of the Spanish Civil War. Cet article a pour but d’analyser et d’approfondir sur les tendances de l’historiographie contemporaine consacré à la guerre civile espagnole (1936-1939). Pendant la transition à la démocratie, et sous l’influence de quelques travaux historiographiques étrangers, plusieurs historiens espagnolsont tenté d’élaborer une représentation objective et fidèle aux faits de la guerre civile et ses conséquences. Au travers d’une lecture attentive des documents historiques, ces historiens ont assumé que leur méthode était la plus efficace pour traiter des évènements historiques si polémiques. Nonobstant, quelques changements récents sur les formes de remémoration de ce passé en Espagne ont motivé que l’historiographie adopte des nouvelles perspectives, ce qui a donné lieu à des discussions entre les historiens autour des présupposés épistémiques de leur travail. Dans le dessein d’interpréter ces débats contemporains, cet article questionne à quel point l’actuel mouvement social pour la récupération de la «mémoire historique» a motivé ou pas une remise en question des historiens vis-à-vis leur travail, et ce en vue d’adopter une perspective plus interdisciplinaire dans l’étude de l’histoire de la guerre civile espagnole. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022-07-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11552 10.19053/20275137.n25.2022.11552 Historia Y Memoria; No. 25 (2022): Free Topic; 275-308 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 25 (2022): Julio-Diciembre 2022. Tema Libre ; 275-308 Historia Y Memoria; No 25 (2022): Thème Libre; 275-308 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n25.2022 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11552/11905 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11552/12357 Derechos de autor 2022 Historia Y Memoria |
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| title | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past |
| title_alt | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past Repenser l’historiographie de la Guerre Civile Espagnole: des approximations multiples à un passé en dispute |
| title_full | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past |
| title_fullStr | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past |
| title_short | Rethinking the Historiography of the Spanish Civil War: Multifarious approaches to a contested past |
| title_sort | rethinking the historiography of the spanish civil war multifarious approaches to a contested past |
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