In the absence of proper teaching, people are adopting distorted, nostalgic far right narratives.
Articles on Spanish Civil War
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Women were often jailed for their association with anti-Franco male relatives. Behind bars, they suffered mental and physical torture.
George Orwell, the author of two classic anti-totalitarian, pro-freedom novels from the 1940s, was a democratic socialist who opposed authoritarian leaders of the left and the right.
A historian of the Mauthausen concentration camp says US troops and the Spanish antifascists they freed were united in a common fight against authoritarianism.
George Orwell, who wrote about war, totalitarianism, nationalism and patriotism in the 1940s, would have had a lot to say about Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric.
Unions speaking out on issues as contentious as Israel-Palestine is nothing new. They have a long history of staking international positions on everything from apartheid to the Vietnam War.
Well known foreign correspondents often put their own ideological spin on the Spanish Civil War.
The worst years of the Spanish post-war constituted a veritable famine during which the purchasing power of the population fell drastically and thousands of deaths from starvation were recorded.
According to some reports, thousands of people from around the world are signing up to fight on behalf of Ukraine. But comparisons to the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades are misguided.
Barcelona’s fabled basilica recently celebrated the completion of its first tower with a giant star. But as at every stage in its history, not everyone is pleased.
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was an instant success when it was first published. His writings on totalitarianism and socialism continue to be relevant today.
Good Europeans are not always where you expect to find them.
Latin American filmmakers wanting to alert the world to human rights abuses are turning to the supernatural to tell compelling stories
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco no longer has a place in the Valley of the Fallen.
Failure to deal with the wounds of the conflict has permeated society and culture in Spain.
New prime minister Pedro Sánchez wants to move the remains from a national memorial site. But not everyone agrees.
Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
Federico Garcia Lorca’s shocking civil war play is successfully transferred to the Australian desert by the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Artists have long tackled global issues, from war to human rights. While Picasso’s celebrated Guernica may not have stopped the Spanish Civil War (or any war), art still holds value, as witness and as truth teller.
An expert explains why the EU is ill-equipped to handle a problem like Catalonia.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor in Hispanic Studies, Swansea University
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Profesor de Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad, Universidad CEU San Pablo
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Early Career Researcher in Spanish Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton
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Reader in English Literature and Film, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Vice-President, Board of Governors, Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, New York University
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Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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PhD Candidate and Teaching Associate, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Researcher, Lancaster University
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Professor of Hispanic Studies, Oberlin College and Conservatory
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PhD candidate, Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Profesora de Historia Contemporánea, Universidad de Granada