Kathryn Crameri
Biographic Data
| ID | 1003727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Crameri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Crameri |
| SIGNATURE | CRAMERI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Searching for Orgasms in the Dictionary: Language, Literature and Emotion in L’últim patriarca by Najat El Hachmi
L’últim patriarca by Najat El Hachmi (2008) has been critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the difficulties faced by a young Moroccan girl struggling to reconcile her past and present identities under the authoritarian yet unpredictable control of her father. This article focuses on the triangular relationship between language, literature, and emotion that underpins the protagonist’s quest for independence, self-esteem, and emotional maturity…
Disdain, distrust and dissolution: The surge of support for independence in Catalonia
No abstract available
Catalonia
The term “Catalan” has come to be associated mainly with residents of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, a region of Spain that has Barcelona as its capital. However, the historical reach and cultural influence of the Catalans is much broader, thanks to the medieval expansion of the Crown of Aragon. Outside Catalonia itself, speakers of varieties of Catalan can be found in Valencia, the Balearic Islands, eastern Aragon, southern France, and e…
Do Catalans have ‘the right to decide’? Secession, legitimacy and democracy in twenty-first century Europe
Secession is normally viewed as legitimate only as a last resort for oppressed peoples, but contemporary independence movements in Europe are working hard to shift perceptions of the legitimacy of secession as a democratic phenomenon. In this context, the recent growth of the independence movement in Catalonia has given rise to a direct confrontation between two opposing conceptions of the legitimacy of secession in democratic nation-states. On o…
Political Power and Civil Counterpower: The Complex Dynamics of the Catalan Independence Movement
Civil proindependence associations are playing an increasingly significant role in Catalonia's independence movement, putting pressure on the Catalan government to work decisively towards independence. This has led many Catalans to characterize the movement as a “bottom-up” phenomenon. This contribution analyzes the shifting power dynamics within mainstream Catalan nationalism over the last decade, challenging simplistic notions of “top-down” and…
Anti-Catalanism, Moral Panics and the Catalan Language: The Case ofCiudadanos de segunda
ncreasingly fervent expressions of anti-Catalanism by Spanish institutions and individuals are one of the reasons behind the Catalans’ increasing support for independence. Negative categorisations of the Catalans partly revolve around the use of Catalan as the main medium of instruction in education, portrayed as an aggressive attempt to rid the region of the Spanish language. This specific form of anti-Catalanism is examined through the televisi…
We need another hero’: The construction of Josep Moragues as a symbol of independence for Catalonia
The independence movement in Catalonia is gaining momentum. As part of this push, pro-independence groups are attempting to replace the ‘official’ national hero Rafael Casanova with Josep Moragues. Both men fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, which saw Catalonia fall to a Bourbon army and lose its historic autonomy. Although neither man was actually fighting a separatist war, this article shows that Moragues can be reinterpreted as a sym…
Book and Film Reviews
Dominic Keown, Woodbridge, Tamesis, 2011, 260pp, US$95.00 (hardcover), ISBN 978-18-5566-227-8 This volume, edited by Dominic Keown, consists of a series of essays on diverse aspects of sCatalan cul
Official, artificial or (arte)factual: The Museu d'Histria de Catalunya
The Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC), opened in 1996, houses a permanent exhibition that takes the visitor through the story of Catalonia from pre-history to 1980, as well as temporary exhibitions. It was conceived as a political project with a clear nation-building function, devised by the ruling centre-right Catalanist coalition Convergncia i Uni as a way of teaching Catalans a different version of their history from the one that had co…
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia. By Kathryn Crameri. Oxford: Legenda, 2000. 210 pages.This an ambitious attempt to draw together a of the effects of the Transition on Catalonian culture with an analysis of seven contemporaneous novels. The traditional linking of language, literature and allows Crameri to posit that the of Catalan literature during the Transition can . . . shed a direct light on matters which …
The Location of Myth in Camí de sirga by Jesús Moncada
(2002). The Location of Myth in Cami de sirga by Jesus Moncada. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 41-54
The Role of Translation in Contemporary Catalan Culture
Since the late nineteenth century, the translation of foreign literature into Catalan has been an important part of Catalan culture. From the Transition onwards, this practice has taken on a wider function as it has become a part of institutionalized attempts to promote the Catalan language and culture both within Catalonia and Europe. This article uses current theories of how translation functions within a culture in order to deal with three iss…
The future of Catalanism
(2000). The future of Catalanism. Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 99-105
Banal Catalanism
Michael Billig's book Banal Nationalism (1995) set out to expose the covert ways in which established nation-states reinforce their legitimacy by constantly 'flagging' the national identity to their citizens. He terms this kind of nationalism 'banal', in contrast with more obvious 'hot' nationalist movements. This article applies Billig's theory of 'banal nationalism' not to an established nation-state but to present-day Catalonia, an 'historic n…
Political Power and Civil Counterpower: The Complex Dynamics of the Catalan Independence Movement
Civil proindependence associations are playing an increasingly significant role in Catalonia's independence movement, putting pressure on the Catalan government to work decisively towards independence. This has led many Catalans to characterize the movement as a “bottom-up” phenomenon. This contribution analyzes the shifting power dynamics within mainstream Catalan nationalism over the last decade, challenging simplistic notions of “top-down” and…
Banal Catalanism
Michael Billig's book Banal Nationalism (1995) set out to expose the covert ways in which established nation-states reinforce their legitimacy by constantly 'flagging' the national identity to their citizens. He terms this kind of nationalism 'banal', in contrast with more obvious 'hot' nationalist movements. This article applies Billig's theory of 'banal nationalism' not to an established nation-state but to present-day Catalonia, an 'historic n…
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia. By Kathryn Crameri. Oxford: Legenda, 2000. 210 pages.This an ambitious attempt to draw together a of the effects of the Transition on Catalonian culture with an analysis of seven contemporaneous novels. The traditional linking of language, literature and allows Crameri to posit that the of Catalan literature during the Transition can . . . shed a direct light on matters which …
Disdain, distrust and dissolution: The surge of support for independence in Catalonia
No abstract available
Do Catalans have ‘the right to decide’? Secession, legitimacy and democracy in twenty-first century Europe
Secession is normally viewed as legitimate only as a last resort for oppressed peoples, but contemporary independence movements in Europe are working hard to shift perceptions of the legitimacy of secession as a democratic phenomenon. In this context, the recent growth of the independence movement in Catalonia has given rise to a direct confrontation between two opposing conceptions of the legitimacy of secession in democratic nation-states. On o…
We need another hero’: The construction of Josep Moragues as a symbol of independence for Catalonia
The independence movement in Catalonia is gaining momentum. As part of this push, pro-independence groups are attempting to replace the ‘official’ national hero Rafael Casanova with Josep Moragues. Both men fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, which saw Catalonia fall to a Bourbon army and lose its historic autonomy. Although neither man was actually fighting a separatist war, this article shows that Moragues can be reinterpreted as a sym…
Anti-Catalanism, Moral Panics and the Catalan Language: The Case ofCiudadanos de segunda
ncreasingly fervent expressions of anti-Catalanism by Spanish institutions and individuals are one of the reasons behind the Catalans’ increasing support for independence. Negative categorisations of the Catalans partly revolve around the use of Catalan as the main medium of instruction in education, portrayed as an aggressive attempt to rid the region of the Spanish language. This specific form of anti-Catalanism is examined through the televisi…
The Role of Translation in Contemporary Catalan Culture
Since the late nineteenth century, the translation of foreign literature into Catalan has been an important part of Catalan culture. From the Transition onwards, this practice has taken on a wider function as it has become a part of institutionalized attempts to promote the Catalan language and culture both within Catalonia and Europe. This article uses current theories of how translation functions within a culture in order to deal with three iss…
The future of Catalanism
(2000). The future of Catalanism. Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 99-105
Banal Catalanism
Michael Billig's book Banal Nationalism (1995) set out to expose the covert ways in which established nation-states reinforce their legitimacy by constantly 'flagging' the national identity to their citizens. He terms this kind of nationalism 'banal', in contrast with more obvious 'hot' nationalist movements. This article applies Billig's theory of 'banal nationalism' not to an established nation-state but to present-day Catalonia, an 'historic n…
The Location of Myth in Camí de sirga by Jesús Moncada
(2002). The Location of Myth in Cami de sirga by Jesus Moncada. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 41-54
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia
Language, the Novelist and National Identity in Post-Franco Catalonia. By Kathryn Crameri. Oxford: Legenda, 2000. 210 pages.This an ambitious attempt to draw together a of the effects of the Transition on Catalonian culture with an analysis of seven contemporaneous novels. The traditional linking of language, literature and allows Crameri to posit that the of Catalan literature during the Transition can . . . shed a direct light on matters which …
Official, artificial or (arte)factual: The Museu d'Histria de Catalunya
The Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC), opened in 1996, houses a permanent exhibition that takes the visitor through the story of Catalonia from pre-history to 1980, as well as temporary exhibitions. It was conceived as a political project with a clear nation-building function, devised by the ruling centre-right Catalanist coalition Convergncia i Uni as a way of teaching Catalans a different version of their history from the one that had co…
We need another hero’: The construction of Josep Moragues as a symbol of independence for Catalonia
The independence movement in Catalonia is gaining momentum. As part of this push, pro-independence groups are attempting to replace the ‘official’ national hero Rafael Casanova with Josep Moragues. Both men fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, which saw Catalonia fall to a Bourbon army and lose its historic autonomy. Although neither man was actually fighting a separatist war, this article shows that Moragues can be reinterpreted as a sym…
Book and Film Reviews
Dominic Keown, Woodbridge, Tamesis, 2011, 260pp, US$95.00 (hardcover), ISBN 978-18-5566-227-8 This volume, edited by Dominic Keown, consists of a series of essays on diverse aspects of sCatalan cul
Catalonia
The term “Catalan” has come to be associated mainly with residents of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, a region of Spain that has Barcelona as its capital. However, the historical reach and cultural influence of the Catalans is much broader, thanks to the medieval expansion of the Crown of Aragon. Outside Catalonia itself, speakers of varieties of Catalan can be found in Valencia, the Balearic Islands, eastern Aragon, southern France, and e…
Do Catalans have ‘the right to decide’? Secession, legitimacy and democracy in twenty-first century Europe
Secession is normally viewed as legitimate only as a last resort for oppressed peoples, but contemporary independence movements in Europe are working hard to shift perceptions of the legitimacy of secession as a democratic phenomenon. In this context, the recent growth of the independence movement in Catalonia has given rise to a direct confrontation between two opposing conceptions of the legitimacy of secession in democratic nation-states. On o…
Political Power and Civil Counterpower: The Complex Dynamics of the Catalan Independence Movement
Civil proindependence associations are playing an increasingly significant role in Catalonia's independence movement, putting pressure on the Catalan government to work decisively towards independence. This has led many Catalans to characterize the movement as a “bottom-up” phenomenon. This contribution analyzes the shifting power dynamics within mainstream Catalan nationalism over the last decade, challenging simplistic notions of “top-down” and…
Anti-Catalanism, Moral Panics and the Catalan Language: The Case ofCiudadanos de segunda
ncreasingly fervent expressions of anti-Catalanism by Spanish institutions and individuals are one of the reasons behind the Catalans’ increasing support for independence. Negative categorisations of the Catalans partly revolve around the use of Catalan as the main medium of instruction in education, portrayed as an aggressive attempt to rid the region of the Spanish language. This specific form of anti-Catalanism is examined through the televisi…
Disdain, distrust and dissolution: The surge of support for independence in Catalonia
No abstract available
Searching for Orgasms in the Dictionary: Language, Literature and Emotion in L’últim patriarca by Najat El Hachmi
L’últim patriarca by Najat El Hachmi (2008) has been critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the difficulties faced by a young Moroccan girl struggling to reconcile her past and present identities under the authoritarian yet unpredictable control of her father. This article focuses on the triangular relationship between language, literature, and emotion that underpins the protagonist’s quest for independence, self-esteem, and emotional maturity…
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Political Systems and Governance (7 works) · Catalan (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Politics (6 works)