Political and Cultural Transformation after the Transition

The Instituto Cervantes is the official Spanish language and culture centre created by the Spanish government in 1991. The Instituto's mission is to spread the knowledge and appreciation of the Spanish universe by enabling people to engage with the language and culture of Spanish-speaking countriesworldwide. The Instituto Cervantes is the official place to learn Spanish in London.

Instituto Cervantes - London

Hispanists Nuria Capdevila-Arg´¨uelles and Duncan Wheeler in conversation with Sarah Wright

Instituto Cervantes London

Instituto Cervantes London presents a lecture series marking 50 years since the beginning of democracy in Spain.The third event in the series will feature two lectures by renowned Hispanists Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds) and Nuria Capdevila-Argüelles (University of Exeter).Following the presentations, the roundtable discussion will be chaired by Sara Wright, Director of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland.The topics of the lectures are:'Following Franco: Spanish Culture and Politics in Transition' by Duncan WheelerIn 1995, 20 years after Franco’s death, the television programme La Transición (Victoria Prego) offered viewers a widely accepted narrative of Spain’s passage from dictatorship to democracy. As a secondary school student, Duncan was convinced that the Transition was Spain’s success story. Fifteen years later, he began writing a book on the subject, Following Franco: Spanish Culture and Politics in Transition. In this talk, Duncan will explore how the Transition has been conceptualised by historians and the public in different years — 1995, 2010 and 2025. To illustrate his arguments, he will address specific aspects of the research underpinning his monograph, such as interviews with political figures Felipe González, Soledad Becerril and Alfonso Guerra, and the attempt to incorporate new approaches through the analysis of popular and celebrity cultures.'Spanish Women, Spanish Feminism: In Transition' by Nuria Capdevila-ArgüellesGender mainstreaming and, more broadly, feminist perspectives always prompt reinterpretations of history, society and culture. This applies to the Spanish Transition as well. In fact, from a feminist point of view, it could be argued that the Transition is still ongoing, and that we need to understand how it continues in the Spanish context. Women’s contributions to history and culture — the experiences of key “Spanish women in transition”, their work and networks — will be examined to consider whether the Transition is actually us, rather than something that began 50 years ago and simply took the country from dictatorship to democracy. Event organised in collaboration with the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland. Event in English.

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