Autor según el artículo: Castelló, E
Departamento: Estudis de Comunicació
Autor/es de la URV: Castelló Cogollos, Enric
Palabras clave: Rural spain Rural imaginaries Rural idyll Resituated rural Idyll Empty spain rural imaginaries rural idyll resituated rural empty spain
Resumen: 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.
Áreas temáticas: Media studies and communication History Historia General o multidisciplinar Film and theatre studies Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Antropología
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: enric.castello@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-2154-2450
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-06-15
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14636204.2023.2272044
URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Journal Of Spanish Cultural Studies. 24 (4): 529-544
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes 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
DOI del artículo: 10.1080/14636204.2023.2272044
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2023
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
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