Fotografías de la comunidad italiana en España (1922-1945): una fuente visual para el conocimiento de la colonia bajo el fascismo

Authors

Rubén Domínguez Méndez

Keywords:

Fascism, Expatriates, Spain, Photography

Abstract

Pictures of the Italian expatriate community in Spain (1922-1945). A visual memory of the colony under fascism

Photography has been recognized as an essential documentary source for research. In the case of Fascism it is even more valuable, since iconic representations are one of the major tools used by the regime to build consensus and a common identity. This article deals with 23 pictures from different archives and originally produced by Italian expatriates in Spain under Fascism in order to contribute to a better insight and popularization of the totalitarian ideology.

Received: 07-08-2012

Author Biography

Rubén Domínguez Méndez

Rubén Domínguez Méndez ha conseguito il dottorato di ricerca europeo in Storia contemporanea presso l’Università di Valladolid nel 2010. Si occupa principalmente della politica culturale del fascismo in Spagna, argomento sul quale ha pubblicato numerosi contributi su riviste storiografiche italiane (“Memoria e Ricerca” e “Diacronie”), spagnole (“Investigaciones históricas”, “Hispania Nova” e “Pasado y Memoria”) e il volume Mussolini y la exportación de la cultura italiana a España, Madrid, Arco Libros, 2012.