Making things public: Archaeologies of the Spanish Civil War

González-Ruibal, Alfredo

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Making things public: Archaeologies of the Spanish Civil War

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González-Ruibal, Alfredo·2007·Public Archaeology

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The archaeology of recent traumatic events, such as genocides, mass political killings and armed conflict, is inevitably controversial. This is also the case for the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), where the incipient archaeology of the confrontation is marked by bitter debates: Should this conflicting past be remembered or forgotten? Which version of the past is going to be remembered? What are the best politics of memory for a healthy democracy? The archaeologies of the war face manifold problems: the lack of interest in academia, which fosters amateurism; the great divide between public and scientific practice; the narrow perspectives of some undertakings; the lack of coordination among practitioners, and the threats to the material remains of the war. An integrated archaeology of the conflict, which helps to make things public, is defended here.

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Authors: González-Ruibal, A.
Venue: Public Archaeology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2007-12
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
Pages: 203-226
ISSN: 1465-5187 (ISSN-L)
1753-5530
DOI: 10.1179/175355307x264165
OpenAlex: W2142933980
Cited by: 130
References: 80
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 112.35
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Public Archaeology (publishedVersion)
DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Spanish Culture and Identity
Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
Keywords: Spanish Civil War, war archaeology, memory politics, collective memory, commemoration, conflict archaeology, amateur archaeology

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