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The Need for a Decaying Past: An Archaeology of Oblivion in Contemporary Galicia (NW Spain)

González-Ruibal, Alfredo·2005·Home Cultures
DOI 10.2752/174063105778053355
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Between the late 19th century and the 1960s hundreds of thousands of people emigrated from Galicia to America and Europe. From the 1970s onwards many of these emigrants returned to their homeland and with them came a sense of shame for their old pre-modern peasant identity. In this article, the relationship between former emigrants and their houses is explored. I want to show that the construction of a new modern self involves a peculiar attitude towards vernacular architecture, in which nostalgia is transformed into disappointment and rage. Material culture in general and houses in particular are actively used to make statements about history and identity and to (re)construct biographies. Yet not only are new houses used in this way, abandoned buildings and discarded artifacts also play an outstanding role in creating new identities. Instead of places of collective recollection, ruins become ambiguous locales where an unpleasant past is exorcised.

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Authors
González-Ruibal, A.
Affiliations
ALFREDO GONZÁLEZ-RUIBAL IS A POSTDOCTORAL VISITING SCHOLAR AT THE ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY. HE OBTAINED HIS PHD IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID (2003). HIS MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS ARE IRON AGE ARCHAEOLOGY IN IBERIA AND MODERN MATERIAL CULTURE/ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY IN SPAIN AND ETHIOPIA. IN BOTH CASES HE HAS EXPLORED ISSUES CONCERNING CULTURE CONTACT, IDENTITY, AND DOMESTIC SPACE. HE HAS PUBLISHED TWO BOOKS ON MODERN MATERIAL CULTURE: ETNOARQUEOLOGÍA DE LA...
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Home Cultures
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2005-07
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
129-152
ISSN
  • 1740-6315
  • 1751-7427
DOI
10.2752/174063105778053355
Cited by
33
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Language
en

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