“Culture and the media in democratic Spain and their projection towards Europe”

Royal Monastery of Yuste, 7 and 8 april 2016

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© Ricardo Martín

Based on a historical concern but also on the growing perception that the period of the Transition to democracy has become an essential yardstick for our current political and social system, this annual encounter in Yuste, which reaches its seventh year, establishes itself with the aim of reflecting on the above historical period, contemplating the perspective of time and making it possible to take stock of the changing perception of the transition until today. In the same way, we examine the European perspective, analysing how the European Community, the current-day European Union, has influenced the success of the Spanish Transition to democracy and the projection that the latter has had on the process of European integration.

This year’s encounter, which is organized jointly with the University of Extremadura and the King Juan Carlos University, addresses the subject of “Culture and the media in democratic Spain and their projection towards Europe”, which is one of the most interesting areas of the transformation process of Spanish society, especially from the nineteen eighties onwards. The encounter covers the period from the stagnant proposals of the latter years of the Franco regime to the emergence of the anti-Franco culture and the opening up of the country to the European cultural spheres of the time. Meanwhile, the world of the media undergoes a revolution culminating in a new environment for the printed press and publishing, but also for the audiovisual world until the arrival of the private television channels.

Director: Mario Pedro Díaz Barrado. University of Extremadura

Secretary: Juan Manuel Rodríguez Barrigón. University of Extremadura