Revealing the truth: Catalonia, the self-sacrifical victim of Spain

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1. Verfasser: Fernando León-Solís
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contents Revealing the truth: Catalonia, the self-sacrifical victim of Spain Fernando León-Solís Comunicación truth Estatuto Catalonia narrative victimism This article offers a analysis on the narrative strategies used by Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, the leader of the center-right catalanist coalition Convergència i Unió, in his speech in defence of the new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia presented in the Spanish Parliament in 2005. The article suggests that Duran's speech followed a long-standing grand narrative frame organized around the following three interrelated features: a) an absolute notion of historico-political 'truth' and 'reality' that the Catalan (as opposed to Spanish) political classes are in possession of; b) the double role of Catalonia as victim and redeemer of Spain; and c) the construction of the Statute debate as a turning point in the history of Spain, as the moment for the potential redemption of Spain with the help of Catalonia. The article argues that this particular narrative framework, which ultimately precludes the idea of total separation, is a manifestation of the dual position of Catalonia within Spain as a region with a strong sense of identity but also with strong economic and political interests within Spain. 2010 artículo científico 1139-1979 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16820577005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=168 Ámbitos. Revista Internacional de Comunicación application/pdf Universidad de Sevilla Ámbitos. Revista Internacional de Comunicación (España) Num.19
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spellingShingle Revealing the truth: Catalonia, the self-sacrifical victim of Spain
Fernando León-Solís
Comunicación
truth
Estatuto
Catalonia
narrative
victimism
Revealing the truth: Catalonia, the self-sacrifical victim of Spain Fernando León-Solís Comunicación truth Estatuto Catalonia narrative victimism This article offers a analysis on the narrative strategies used by Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, the leader of the center-right catalanist coalition Convergència i Unió, in his speech in defence of the new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia presented in the Spanish Parliament in 2005. The article suggests that Duran's speech followed a long-standing grand narrative frame organized around the following three interrelated features: a) an absolute notion of historico-political 'truth' and 'reality' that the Catalan (as opposed to Spanish) political classes are in possession of; b) the double role of Catalonia as victim and redeemer of Spain; and c) the construction of the Statute debate as a turning point in the history of Spain, as the moment for the potential redemption of Spain with the help of Catalonia. The article argues that this particular narrative framework, which ultimately precludes the idea of total separation, is a manifestation of the dual position of Catalonia within Spain as a region with a strong sense of identity but also with strong economic and political interests within Spain. 2010 artículo científico 1139-1979 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16820577005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=168 Ámbitos. Revista Internacional de Comunicación application/pdf Universidad de Sevilla Ámbitos. Revista Internacional de Comunicación (España) Num.19
title Revealing the truth: Catalonia, the self-sacrifical victim of Spain
topic Comunicación
truth
Estatuto
Catalonia
narrative
victimism
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16820577005