Lecture of the Cycle Uncomfortable Pasts: Crosses of Memory and Oblivion: the monuments to the fallen and the memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-2022), Miguel Ángel del Arco Blanco.

Next Thursday 20 April at 12 noon, a new conference of the HISTAGRA Uncomfortable Pasts Cycle will take place.

On this occasion, Dr. Miguel Ángel del Arco Blanco, professor of contemporary history at the University of Granada, will visit us and will give the lecture: "Cruces de Memoria y Olvido: los monumentos a los caídos y la memoria de la guerra civil española (1936-2022)" (Crosses of Memory and Oblivion: the monuments to the fallen and the memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-2022)), based on his recent work Cruces de memoria y olvido. Los monumentos a los caídos de la guerra civil española (1936-2021) (Crítica, 2022).

Miguel Ángel Del Arco Blanco (Granada, 1979) holds a PhD in History from the University of Granada, and is currently a lecturer in Contemporary History at the same university. His research deals with the history of Spain in the context of inter-war Europe, mainly the civil war, Francoism and fascism. He has also dealt with the memory of dictatorships, focusing on the case of Francoism and paying special attention to socio-economic and cultural repression.

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Date: 20/04/2023Title: Crosses of Memory and Oblivion: the monuments to the fallen and the memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-2022)Lecturer: Miguel Ángel del Arco BlancoTime: 12 noonPlace: Aula 8. Facultade de xeografía e historia

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