Wheeler, D (2017) The generation game: Javier Cercas, Podemos and the (im)possibility of progressive politics in Spain. Modern Language Notes, 132 (2). pp. 441-460. ISSN 0026-7910
Abstract
The general elections held on December 20, 2015 were the most unpredictable and bitterly fought in Spain since 1979. This was the cause and the consequence of the rise of new political parties, most noticeably Podemos and Ciudadanos, who have translated into political currency the discontent and energy of the "15-M"movement, a shorthand for anti-austerity movement(s) that references the occupation of major squares throughout Spain by the so-called "indignados" in May 2011. The writings on and by Podemos frequently speak of "una segunda Transición," a challenge to the "régimen del 78" that midwifed the Transition from Francoism to a liberal monarchical democracy. This article employs Javier Cercas's historical novel, Anatomía de un instante, about the failed coup attempt of 1981, as a means to contextualize and critically engage with the Podemos platform at a time when the Spanish political scene appears to be divided at least as much on generational as on ideological grounds.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Johns Hopkins University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Modern Language Notes. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Spanish & Portuguese (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2017 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2020 10:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1353/mln.2017.0026 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114712 |