Re-writing history?: an overview of recent Spanish television historical fiction

Authors

  • José Carlos Rueda Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Keywords:

Spain, recent history, television, historical fiction series, historical narratives, cultural significations

Abstract

This paper aims to rethink the role of historical fiction in national Spanish
television, through the analysis of various programmes. The author studies the production of historical fiction series between 2008-2009, and describes their functions to create a self-image of recent Spanish history. This article attemps to define this genre´s characteristics and the process and the production of cultural and historical significations.

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Author Biography

José Carlos Rueda, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información
Departamento de Historia de la Comunicación Social
Av. Complutense, s.n., C. P. 28013; Madrid (España)

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Published

2019-03-25

How to Cite

Rueda, J. C. (2019). Re-writing history?: an overview of recent Spanish television historical fiction. ALPHA. Revista De Artes, Letras Y Filosofía, 2(29), 85–104. Retrieved from https://revistas.ulagos.cl/index.php/alpha/article/view/1866

Issue

N°29 Volumen II 2009

Section

Articles