Making things public: Archaeologies of the Spanish Civil War

Author: González-Ruibal, Alfredo

Source: Public Archaeology, Volume 6, Number 4, Winter 2007 , pp. 203-226(24)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

The archaeology of recent traumatic events, such as genocides, mass political killings and armed conflict, is inevitably controversial. This is also the case for the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), where the incipient archaeology of the confrontation is marked by bitter debates: Should this conflicting past be remembered or forgotten? Which version of the past is going to be remembered? What are the best politics of memory for a healthy democracy? The archaeologies of the war face manifold problems: the lack of interest in academia, which fosters amateurism; the great divide between public and scientific practice; the narrow perspectives of some undertakings; the lack of coordination among practitioners, and the threats to the material remains of the war. An integrated archaeology of the conflict, which helps to make things public, is defended here.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/175355307X264165

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