Iberian Studies - The social network of the Association of Contemporary Iberian Studies

The social network of the Association of Contemporary Iberian Studies

Open to anyone, anywhere, with a professional or academic interest in the societies, politics and cultures of modern Spain and Portugal.

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September 8, 2009 at 2pm to September 10, 2009 at 1pm – Dublin City University

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Gijs Mulder, Katy Bourland Ross and Margarida Rendeiro joined Iberian StudiesJune 12

Michael Shade added an eventJune 10

ACIS Conference 2009 at Dublin City University

September 8, 2009 at 2pm to September 10, 2009 at 1pm

The 30th Anniversary Conference,

Michael Shade added 2 blog postsJune 10

Michael Shade commented on Michael Shade's blog post 'Spain won, Rest of Europe didn't'June 8

Well, it's been 11 months and no-one's responded. And now Barcelona have won the European Cup - again, and La Liga, and la Copa del Rey. Are they still singing L'Estaca - I couldn't make it out on the TV broadcast? Two further questions: 1) how i...

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Sierra de Teruel

The highlight of the Cinema and the Spanish Civil War season at the BFI has to be the showing of Sierra de Teruel. This portrait of Republican airm… Continue

Posted by Michael Shade on 10 June 2009 at 2:24pm

Cinema and the Spanish Civil War

For those of you within reach of London, the British Film Institute is running a season of films dealing with the Spanish Civil War throughout the month of June 2009. The season was opened by Paul Preston (ACIS Honorary President). Paul also had a… Continue

Posted by Michael Shade on 10 June 2009 at 1:00pm

Spain won, Rest of Europe didn't

What does the victory of Spain's football team in the recent European Nations' Cup tournament tell us about Spanish society today? Why are they suddenly better than everyone else? Why aren't they the ineffectual losers they always have been? And has the footballers' success done anything to strengthen a sense of Spanish national identity?

Is there any signific… Continue

Posted by Michael Shade on 8 July 2008 at 9:58pm — 1 Comment

Welcome to the Iberian Studies social network!

We've set up this social network area for members of ACIS, and others interested in contemporary Spain and Portugal. There are a range of possibilities - group areas, individual spaces, event listings, forums, interest groups, photo and video sharing. Please explore and start using it!

Posted by Michael Shade on 29 April 2008 at 1:10am

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Please note that the Network's Main Page is public, and viewable by anyone. The rest of the network, including members' own pages, and all media, forums and groups, is restricted to members only.

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