Author, as appears in the article.: Castelló, E
Department: Estudis de Comunicació
URV's Author/s: Castelló Cogollos, Enric
Keywords: Rural spain Rural imaginaries Rural idyll Resituated rural Idyll Empty spain rural imaginaries rural idyll resituated rural empty spain
Abstract: The controversies surrounding the rural have generated a lively discussion in Spain. Notions of “empty Spain” have gained momentum since the second half of the 2010s while the mainstream media have continued to replicate negative stereotypes and narratives about the countryside: the lack of opportunities, abandoned villages, economic depression and impoverished cultural life. These clichés, though grounded in the difficult realities of these spaces, come from a background of stigmatized depictions of the rural. However, these mainstream narratives may conceal alternative perspectives that allow new representations. The author proposes the notion of the resituated rural to refer to these new narratives and identifies three markers: the determination to leave behind victimization; the rejection of rural stereotyping; and the commitment to values rooted in cultural identities, sustainability concerns, social justice and gender equity. To illustrate this notion, the author reviews cultural works ranging from novels and feature films to documentaries about agriculture and nature, as well as magazines producing quality journalism on a variety of media platforms and social networks. The article argues that the resituated rural provides alternatives to hegemonic storytelling, avoids polarized apocalyptic or idyllic scenarios and explains the Spanish countryside as a “livable space”, thus offering critical insights for the construction of acceptable futures.
Thematic Areas: Media studies and communication History Historia General o multidisciplinar Film and theatre studies Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Antropología
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: enric.castello@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2154-2450
Record's date: 2024-06-15
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14636204.2023.2272044
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Spanish Cultural Studies. 24 (4): 529-544
APA: Castelló, E (2023). The resituated rural: exploring narratives beyond the empty Spain. Journal Of Spanish Cultural Studies, 24(4), 529-544. DOI: 10.1080/14636204.2023.2272044
Article's DOI: 10.1080/14636204.2023.2272044
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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