Abstract
The article reflects on the presence and scope of the discourses of Spanish nationalism in the mass culture through the study of Spanish cinema produced during the years of the Second Republic. From a theoretical perspective based on the latest theoretical developments on nationalism, and particularly those concerning the role of culture, the article seeks to place the cinema in the heart of the study of Spanish nation-building process in the first decades of the twentieth century. The analytical axis will be the examination of the filmic construction of the regional imaginaries as a representation of Spain. After some general considerations concerning the presence of regional and national imaginaries in Spanish cinema, the article will focus specifically on the analysis of the filmic production of imaginaries related to the regions of Andalusia and Aragon from the detailed study of some representative films from the years of the Second Republic. In addition to film analysis, it will be also taken into account the critical reception of these films in the press and their social impact.
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Produced during the years of the Second Republic
The article reflects on the presence and scope of the discourses of Spanish nationalism in the mass culture through the study of Spanish cinema
From a theoretical perspective based on the latest theoretical developments on nationalism, and those concerning the role of culture, the article seeks to place the cinema in the heart of the study of Spanish nation-building process in the first decades of the twentieth century
Summary
Produced during the years of the Second Republic. From a theoretical perspective based on the latest theoretical developments on nationalism, and those concerning the role of culture, the article seeks to place the cinema in the heart of the study of Spanish nation-building process in the first decades of the twentieth century. La vindicación de los imaginarios regionales como representación de España fue un discurso de entidad en los debates presentes en la cultura y la crítica cinematográfica de los años veinte sobre qué temas debía tratar el cine nacional.
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