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A Paula Ortiz Film Based on “Blood Wedding”
A Paula Ortiz Film A PAULA ORTIZ FILM INMA ÁLEX ASIER CUESTA GARCÍA ETXEANDÍA Based on “Blood Wedding” from Federico García Lorca. A film produced by GET IN THE PICTURE PRODUCTIONS and co-produced by MANTAR FILM - CINE CHROMATIX - REC FILMS BASED ON BLOOD WEDDING THE BRIDE FROM FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA and I follow you through the air, like a straw lost in the wind. SYNOPSIS THE BRIDE - Based on “Blood Wedding” from F. García Lorca - Dirty hands tear the earth. A woman’s mouth shivers out of control. She breathes heavily, as if she were about to choke... We hear her cry, swallow, groan... Her eyes are flooded with tears. Her hands full with dry soil. There’s barely nothing left of her white dress made out of organza and tulle. It’s full of black mud and blood. Staring into the dis- tance, it’s dicult for her to breathe. Her lifeless face, dirtied with mud, soil, blood... she can’t stop crying. Although she tries to calm herself the crying is stronger, deeper. THE BRIDE, alone underneath a dried tree in the middle of a swamp, screams out loud, torn, endless... comfortless. LEONARDO, THE GROOM and THE BRIDE, play together. Three kids in a forest at the banks of a river. The three form an inseparable triangle. However LEONARDO and THE BRIDE share an invisible string, ferocious, unbreakable... THE GROOM looks at them... Years have gone by, and THE BRIDE is getting ready for her wedding. She’s unhappy. Doubt and anxiety consume her. She lives in the middle of white dessert lands, barren, in her father’s house with a glass forge. -
Inside Spain Nr 105 (25 March - 21 April) William Chislett
Inside Spain Nr 105 (25 March - 21 April) William Chislett Summary Spain holds its 11th position in Elcano’s Global Presence Index. Parliament rejects Catalan independence referendum. Government narrowly misses budget deficit target, Bank of Spain upgrades GDP growth forecast. Ibex-35 companies generate 63% of their revenues abroad. Foreign Policy Spain holds its 11th position in Elcano’s Global Presence Index Spain was again ranked 11th in the Elcano Global Presence Index, which measures the positioning of countries outside their own borders (see Figure 1). The index is based on a broad array of economic, military and soft presence dimensions. Figure 1. Elcano global presence ranking and scores, 2013* Ranking Score 1. United States 10,417.0 2. Germany 386.1 3. United Kingdom 367.8 4. China 334.4 5. France 308.2 6. Russia 281.0 7. Japan 241.7 8. Netherlands 212.7 9. Canada 203.6 10. Italy 172.4 11. Spain 164.4 (*) Out of 70 countries. Source: Real Instituto Elcano. Over half of Spain’s global presence (54%) is due to its soft dimension (see Figure 2). 1 Figure 2. Spain’s global presence index absolute values and % share in the index of the economic, military and soft presence dimensions 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 Economic presence 11.4 18.3 25.2 46.4 63.8 68.0 76.4 76.7 % of global presence 27.2 34.4 36.8 43.8 44.2 44.0 46.0 46.7 Energy 1.0 0.6 1.5 3.1 3.7 4.6 4.7 7.7 Primary goods 2.4 5.1 5.6 9.9 12.9 14.4 17.5 17.7 Manufactures 2.8 4.6 5.8 9.7 10.8 11.8 14.4 12.6 Services 4.9 7.1 9.1 16.5 21.4 21.7 24.7 23.9 Investments -
1356Th Meeting, 9 October 2019 10 Legal Questions
MINISTERS’ DEPUTIES CM Documents CM(2019)125 29 August 20191 1356th meeting, 9 October 2019 10 Legal questions 10.4 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages a. Fifth report of the Committee of Experts in respect of Spain Item to be considered by the GR-J at its meeting on 19 September 2019 In accordance with Article 16 paragraph 3 of the Charter, the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages submits its fifth report on the application of the Charter in Spain to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The report contains proposals for recommendations to be addressed by the Committee of Ministers to Spain. The Spanish Government has been given the opportunity to comment on the content, in accordance with Article 16 paragraph 3 of the Charter. 1 This document has been classified restricted at the date of issue. In accordance with the Deputies’ decision (CM/Del/Dec(2001)765/10.4), it will be declassified after examination by the Committee of Ministers. Website: www.coe.int/cm CM(2019)125 2 The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages provides for a control mechanism to evaluate how the Charter is applied in a State Party with a view to, where necessary, making recommendations for improving its legislation, policy and practices. The central element of this procedure is the Committee of Experts, set up under Article 17 of the Charter. Its principal purpose is to report to the Committee of Ministers on its evaluation of compliance by a Party with its undertakings, to examine the real situation of regional or minority languages in the State and, where appropriate, to encourage the Party to gradually reach a higher level of commitment. -
National Self-Determination in Times of Shared Sovereignty: Goals and Principles from Catalonia to Europe in the 21St Century
Informe National Self-determination in Times of Shared Sovereignty: Goals and Principles from Catalonia to Europe in the 21st Century AUTHOR: Simon Toubeau PEER REVIEWER: Pere Almeda Aquest informe forma part del programa Llegat Pasqual Maragall que rep el suport de: Contents Part I. The Sources of Deadlock 1. The Ambiguity of Sovereignty 2. Conflicting Claims to National Sovereignty 3. National Minorities have no Right to Self-determination 4. The Persistence of Claims to National Self-Determination 5. The Difficulties of Accommodating Multiple Identities 6. National Self-Determination is equated with Secession 7. Domestic Consent as the Condition for Recognition 8. Protecting the Constitutional Identity of EU Member-States Part II. Scenarios, Proposals and Pathways to Reform 1. An Ambitious Hope: Internal Enlargement in the EU 2. A Bad Alternative: External Secession 3. The Cost of the Status Quo: Informal Politics 4. Dis-Aggregating Sovereignty and Statehood 5. The European Framework: Differentiated Integration 6. A Realistic Proposal (I): Domestic Recognition and Tri-Partite Federalism 7. A Realistic Proposal (II): Functional and Relational Sovereignty in the EU 8. The International Autonomy and Recognition of Non-State Groups Conclusion Bibliography I. The Sources of Deadlock - There is right to national self-determination under international law - collective rights of nation- territorial cultural community (ethnic, linguistic, religious) to choose its own state - not exclusively belonging to nations that form states (e.g decolonization), can be about forging your own state. - about giving consent to form of government - democratic choice via referendum, exercising popular sovereignty - it is about a claim to a collective right about forms of government that are exercised through democratic mechanisms (elections, referendums). -
Informe Raxen Especial 2017
Movimiento contra la Intolerancia Informe Raxen Racismo, Xenofobia, Antisemitismo, Islamofobia, Neofascismo y otras manifestaciones de Intolerancia a través de los hechos Especial 2017 Alerta y Monitorización del Extremismo Xenófobo y de los Crímenes de Odio Índice Editorial: Alerta y Monitorización del Extremismo Xenófobo y de los Crímenes de Odio Esteban Ibarra ................................................................................................................. 3 I. ACCIÓN INTERNACIONAL CONTRA EL RACISMO, LA XENOFOBIA Y LA INTOLERANCIA 1. UE: Prevención de la radicalización que conduce al extremismo violento ................. 9 2. Consejo Europa. ECRI. Protección de los migrantes en situación irregular contra la discriminación ........................................................................................... 13 3. OSCE: Recogida de datos y monitorización de delitos de odio .................................. 17 4. ONU-CERD: Directrices de Alerta Temprana ............................................................. 21 5. UNESCO: Promoción de la educación como instrumento para prevenir el extremismo violento ............................................................................................ 25 II. INICIATIVAS, ACCIONES INSTITUCIONALES Y TRIBUNALES 6. Informe Raxen: Registro, Monitorización y Análisis en España de Incidentes de Odio, Discriminación Racista, Xenófoba y de Intolerancia ................................................. 27 7. Oficina Nacional Delitos de Odio. Ministerio del Interior. Resumen Estadístico -
The Catalan Struggle for Independence
THE CATALAN STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE An analysis of the popular support for Catalonia’s secession from Spain Master Thesis Political Science Specialization: International Relations Date: 24.06.2019 Name: Miquel Caruezo (s1006330) Email: [email protected] Supervisor: Dr. Angela Wigger Image Source: Photo by NOTAVANDAL on Unsplash (Free for commercial or non-commercial use) Table of Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework ......................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Resource Mobilization Theory ...................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Causal Mechanisms ................................................................................................................ 9 1.1.2 Hypotheses........................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Norm Life Cycle Theory ............................................................................................................... 11 1.2.1 Causal Mechanisms ............................................................................................................. -
Introduction
Introduction 1 Iciar Bollaín (left) rehearsing Mataharis Iciar Bollaín (Madrid, 1967), actress, scriptwriter, director and producer, is one of the most striking figures currently working in the Spanish cinema, and the first Spanish woman filmmaker to make the Oscars shortlist (2010). She has performed in key films directed by, among others, Víctor Erice, José Luis Borau, Felipe Vega and Ken Loach. Starting out as assistant director and coscriptwriter, she has Santaolalla_Bollain.indd 1 04/04/2012 15:38 2 The cinema of Iciar Bollaín gone on to make four short films and five feature films to date, all but one scripted or coscripted by her. She is also one of the founding members of Producciones La Iguana S. L., a film production company in existence since 1991. Her work raises questions about authorship, female agency and the mediation in film of social issues. It also highlights the tensions between creative and industrial priori ties in the cinema, and national and transnational allegiances, while prompting reflection on the contemporary relevance of cinéma engagé. Bollaín’s contribution to Spanish cinema has been acknowledged both by filmgoers and the industry. Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes, 2003) is one of a handful of Spanish films seen by over one million spectators, and was the first film made by a woman ever to receive a Best Film Goya Award (Spanish Goyaequivalent) from the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish Film Academy).1 Recognition has also come through her election to the Executive Committee of the College of Directors and Scriptwriters of the SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) in July 2007, and to the VicePresidency of the Spanish Film Academy in June 2009.2 The varied range of Bollaín’s contribution to Spanish cinema, and the extent to which she is directly involved in key roles associated with filmmaking, inevitably lead to speculation on the extent to which she may be regarded as an auteur. -
Catalan in the Classroom: a Language Under Fire Sara Fowler
Catalan in the Classroom: A Language Under Fire Sara Fowler Hawaii Pacific University Abstract This paper describes the role of Spain’s largest minority language, Catalan, in Spanish society, specifically in the classroom. Throughout its history, Catalan has gone through many cycles of oppression and revival. Currently, despite several decades of positive progress in its official role and a growing number of young speakers, Catalan is facing new challenges once again. Some members of the Spanish government believe that the language of instruction in Catalonia should be Castilian, a development which the citizens of Catalonia feel is an attack on their linguistic rights and identity. Catalan is a well-documented example of the tensions which can arise in a country with a minority language or languages. The Catalan case can also serve as a reminder to English teachers that the politics of language are often more complicated than they seem; teachers must be aware of and sensitive to the cultural and political backgrounds of their students. Introduction It is a fact that linguistic boundaries and political borders are not a perfect match; nevertheless, most people associate one language with one country. For example, the name Spain, for many people, brings to mind one language: Spanish. However, Spanish, or “Castilian” as it is more specifically called, is not the only language in Spain. There are 15 languages spoken in Spain—one official language and three other “co-official” languages, the largest of which is Catalan, spoken as a “mother tongue” by approximately nine percent of the population, compared to five percent speakers of Galician and a mere one percent who speak Euskera (Basque) as a mother tongue (Ethnologue, 2014; European Commission, 2006, p. -
CATALONIA BACKGROUND INFORMATION [SERIES E / 2013 / 6.1 / EN] Date: 02/07/2013 Author: Michael Keating*
CATALONIA BACKGROUND INFORMATION [SERIES E / 2013 / 6.1 / EN] Date: 02/07/2013 Author: Michael Keating* IS CATALONIA HEADING TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE? Catalonia is one of Spain´s historic nationalities, with a population of some seven and a half million people and located on the border with France. It has its own language, part of the Romance family along with French, Spanish and Italian. Catalan is understood by all and spoken by most people, and is used in the education system and public administration; all Catalans also speak Castilian Spanish. Historically, Catalonia was part of the Kingdom of Aragon, which was united with Castile in the early sixteenth century, but, within the union of the crowns, Catalonia kept its own governing institutions (the Generalitat) and legal system. Only in 1714, after Catalans sided with the losing side in the War of Spanish Succession, were these abolished. The broad movement known as Catalanism, like other European national movements, is a product of the late nineteenth century, the product of a cultural revival and the industrial take-off that made Catalonia one of the most dynamic territories in Spain. Historically, Catalanism has sought the transformation of Spain into a plurinational state, with Catalonia playing a full part in Spanish politics, although from the early twentieth century there has also been a movement in favour of an independent state of Catalonia. Early Catalanists called themselves regionalists but gradually the term nation came to be preferred, coming into conflict with Spanish nationalists, for whom the only possible nation is Spain. Catalan nationalism is the stronger version of Catalanism, prioritizing Catalonia over Spain. -
If Not Us, Who?
Dario Azzellini (Editor) If Not Us, Who? Workers worldwide against authoritarianism, fascism and dictatorship VSA: Dario Azzellini (ed.) If Not Us, Who? Global workers against authoritarianism, fascism, and dictatorships The Editor Dario Azzellini is Professor of Development Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas in Mexico, and visiting scholar at Cornell University in the USA. He has conducted research into social transformation processes for more than 25 years. His primary research interests are industrial sociol- ogy and the sociology of labour, local and workers’ self-management, and so- cial movements and protest, with a focus on South America and Europe. He has published more than 20 books, 11 films, and a multitude of academic ar- ticles, many of which have been translated into a variety of languages. Among them are Vom Protest zum sozialen Prozess: Betriebsbesetzungen und Arbei ten in Selbstverwaltung (VSA 2018) and The Class Strikes Back: SelfOrganised Workers’ Struggles in the TwentyFirst Century (Haymarket 2019). Further in- formation can be found at www.azzellini.net. Dario Azzellini (ed.) If Not Us, Who? Global workers against authoritarianism, fascism, and dictatorships A publication by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung VSA: Verlag Hamburg www.vsa-verlag.de www.rosalux.de This publication was financially supported by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung with funds from the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany. The publishers are solely respon- sible for the content of this publication; the opinions presented here do not reflect the position of the funders. Translations into English: Adrian Wilding (chapter 2) Translations by Gegensatz Translation Collective: Markus Fiebig (chapter 30), Louise Pain (chapter 1/4/21/28/29, CVs, cover text) Translation copy editing: Marty Hiatt English copy editing: Marty Hiatt Proofreading and editing: Dario Azzellini This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution–Non- Commercial–NoDerivs 3.0 Germany License. -
New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain • Carsten Jacob Humlebæk and Antonia María Ruiz Jiménez New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain
New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain in Nationalism on Perspectives New • Carsten Humlebæk Jacob and Antonia María Jiménez Ruiz New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain Edited by Carsten Jacob Humlebæk and Antonia María Ruiz Jiménez Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Genealogy www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain New Perspectives on Nationalism in Spain Editors Carsten Humlebæk Antonia Mar´ıaRuiz Jim´enez MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade • Manchester • Tokyo • Cluj • Tianjin Editors Carsten Humlebæk Antonia Mar´ıa Ruiz Jimenez´ Copenhagen Business School Universidad Pablo de Olavide Denmark Spain Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Genealogy (ISSN 2313-5778) (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy/special issues/perspective). For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: LastName, A.A.; LastName, B.B.; LastName, C.C. Article Title. Journal Name Year, Article Number, Page Range. ISBN 978-3-03943-082-6 (Hbk) ISBN 978-3-03943-083-3 (PDF) c 2020 by the authors. Articles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. The book as a whole is distributed by MDPI under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. -
Jude Webber & Miquel Strubell I Trueta the CATALAN LANGUAGE
Jude Webber & Miquel Strubell i Trueta THE CATALAN LANGUAGE PROGRESS TOWARDS NORMALISATION 1991 THE ANGLO-CATALAN SOCIETY THE ANGLO-CATALAN SOCIETY OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS No. 1. Salvador Giner. The Social Structure of Catalonia (1980, reprinted 1984) No. 2. Joan Salvat-Papasseit. Selected Poems (1982) No. 3. David Mackay. Modern Architecture in Barcelona (1985) No. 4. Forty Modern Catalan Poems (Homage to Joan Gili) (1987) No. 5. E. Trenc Ballester & Alan Yates. Alexandre de Riquer (1988) No. 6. Salvador Espriu. Primera història d 'Esther with English version by Philip Polack and Introduction by Antoni Turull (1989) No. 7. Jude Webber & Miquel Strubell i Trueta. The Catalan Language: Progress Towards Normalisation (1991) © Jude Webber & Miquel Strubell i Trueta Produced and typeset by Sheffield Academic Press Ltd Printed by BPCC Wheatons Limited, Exeter Cover design by Joan Gili British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Webber, Jude The Catalan language: progress towards normalisation. (The Anglo-Catalan Society occasional publications. ISSN 0144-5863; 7) I. Title II. Strubell, Miguel HI. Series 449.915 ISSN 0144-5863 ISBN 0-9507137-6-7 CONTENTS Preface 7 Acknowledgements 9 Frontispiece Map 10 Introduction 11 I The Historical Perspective 13 II Social, Demographic and Linguistic Perspectives 17 HI Socio-Psychological Perspectives 19 1. Language Consciousness and Attitudes 19 2. Language Speaker Stereotypes 20 3. Ethnolinguistic Identity and Interpersonal Language Behaviour 22 IV The Legal Framework 25 V Institutional Measures 29 VI Education 33 1. Linguistic Normalisation in State Schools 33 2. Catalan Courses for Adults 38 VII Media 41 1. Press 41 2. Television 43 3. Radio 44 4. Book Publishing 45 5.