Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 16th January 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Online via Zoom

Description: Over 40 years ago, Granada TV showed a six-part documentary on the Spanish Civil War, which became greatly influential in the UK and was also shown in Spain. This talk will consider how our understanding of the conflict has changed since then. The historiography of the Spanish Civil War has undergone significant transformation, driven by new methodologies, access to previously unavailable archives, and evolving scholarly perspectives. Researchers now place the Spanish Civil War in a transnational and comparative framework, comparing it with other civil wars and revolutionary conflicts. There is much greater interest in aspects such as cultural and social history, particularly in considering questions of gender, as well as new approaches around memory and commemoration. The Spanish Civil War continues to be one of the most written about conflicts in human history and our aim in this talk will also be to understand why.

How to book: Please contact by email to join Zoom

Price: Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors £3

Email: jacobscme@gmail.com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAssociationIW

Organiser: Historical Association Isle of Wight Branch

Lecturer: Dr Andrew Dowling, Reader in Hispanic Studies, University of Cardiff

Region: South-East England