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Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Av Alessandro Testa, Alessandro Testa, Mariann Vaczi, Dr Alessandro Testa, Dr Mariann Vaczi

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Grounded in ethnographic research, this edited collection examines the intersections between grassroots culture, local identities, and the politics of catalanisme and independentisme from the end of the Francoist period to the present day. Through studies of various cultural manifestations including festivals, human tower-building, gastronomy, and bull-runs, chapters explore how civil mobilisation, women's increasing participation in the public sphere, and issues of gentrification and heritagisation have intertwined with identity politics and nationalist trends. An important consideration is how a popular culture centred on sociability responded to the lockdowns and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. More generally, the book reflects on the politicisation of culture and its role in nation-building, problematising such concepts as 'inclusion', 'integration', 'authenticity', 'belonging', and 'identity'.The introduction to this book and chapters two and three are available Open Access.Contributors: Lluís Bellas, Camila del Mármol, Manuel Delgado, Mireia Guil, Venetia Johannes, Sarai Martín López, Romina Martínez Algueró, Dorothy Noyes, Xavier Roigé, Alessandro Testa, Mariann Vaczi

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Utgivningsdatum2023-09-12
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt384 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTamesis Studies in Popular and Digital Cultures
Antal sidor196
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781855664036

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ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague.

List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia - Mariann Vaczi and Alessandro Testa1: Castells, Myths, and Allegories of Nation Building - Mariann Vaczi2: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey - Alessandro Testa 3: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism - Alessandro Testa 4: Reclaiming the Cathar Past: At the Crossroads between Identity Politics and Tourist Economies in Catalonia - Camila Del Mármol5: The Heritage of the Humiliated: Popular Resistance in Defense of the "Bous" in the Lands of the Ebro - Manuel Delgado, Romina Martínez Algueró, and Sarai Martín López6: Communities without Festivities? Community Effects, Transformations, and Conflicts after Covid-19 in Catalonia - Xavier Roigé, Mireia Guil, and Lluís Bellas7: Bon Profit! Food as National Identity in Catalonia - Venetia JohannesAfterword: Beneath the Nation: Collective Creation and Civic Need - Dorothy NoyesBibliographyIndex

Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia is an enlightening volume which explores the connections between festivals, traditions, folklore, politics, identity, national character, territory, food and regional diversity. The authors also offer fascinating insights into the everyday life experiences and culture of large swathes of the population who engage with folkloric traditions. ... Overall, this volume offers valuable insights into the Catalan cultural, social and political landscape.