What is it about?
This introduction reflects on memory studies in Spain over the past decade since the passing of the Law of Historical Memory in 2007. We argue that, rather than backward looking, memory studies are largely concerned with how memory is used to develop new visions of the present and the future.
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Why is it important?
The introduction is important because it draws attention to the ways in which memory is used in contemporary Spain not only to reflect on the past, but also to construct new visions of Spain in the present and the future.
Perspectives
This introduction was a great opportunity to collaborate with Alison Ribeiro de Menezes and to approach memory studies in Spain from new angles.
Stewart King
Monash University
This introduction was a pleasure to write with Stewart King because of the collaborative potential of different points of view and because it permitted me to bring Catalan perspectives into the question in a way that I couldn't on my own. I do think that there is not enough work on the intersections between Spain's different nationalities and the culture and politics of memory, but it requires collaboration to explore that effectively.
Alison Ribeiro de Menezes
University of Warwick
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This page is a summary of: Introduction: The Future of Memory in Spain, Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, September 2017, Liverpool University Press,
DOI: 10.3828/bhs.2017.48.
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