Catalan nationalism
Martínez, Sayra
Morales, Ricardo
Rissbacher,Veronica
Ask yourself…
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Do you feel proud of being mexican or
german? Why?
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What makes you feel that you belong to
your country?
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If you find someone from your country in
other country, which is your reaction?
Why?
Maybe we are not very different…
Argument
The (constant failed) attempt to build a
Spanish nationalism is a « new » form of
Post-colonialism due to the level of
omission of the intrastate nationalisms.
 The State of Autonomies system in Spain
is an extractive institution due to the
overwhelming
taxes imposed on
Catalonia.
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Theory for analysis
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History of Catalonia
1714 – Conquest of Catalonia by Spain &
France
 1977 – Catalonia received limited selfgovernment
 1988 – First free elections
 Developed to a
strong Industrial area
 Suffers from migration
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Winners and Losers
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Depending on point of view
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International impact
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Throughout modern history, Catalonia
has led “separatism” as a global issue.
International impact
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Cultural subsequences
Blind Spots
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It could not be said that Catalonia have
experienced a political conquest, or an
economic exploitation, typical of
colonized countries from Asia, Africa and
Latin America.
Authors and Publications
Stewart King (2006): Catalan Literatures
in Postcolonial context how affected
the Franco’s government the idea of the
catalan identity and literature. Hybrids,
social change, etc.
 Salvador Cardús (2014): An
unprecedented social and political
process.
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Bibliography
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http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/201209/leserartikel-katalonien-unabhaengigkeit
http://www.planetwissen.de/laender_leute/spanien/geschichte_katalonie
ns/index.jsp
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/katalonienunabhaengigkeit-tausende-demonstrieren-fuerautonomie-a-991156.html
https://www.opendemocracy.net/polbargu%C3%A9s/rise-of-catalonia-unravelling-debateon-catalan-independence-0
http://www.catalunyaweb.com/landleutereiseinfos/katalonien/kurzegeschich
tekataloniens/index.html