Fighting Fascist Spain -- The Exhibits (FFSTE)
Date
2020
Authors
Feu López, M. Montserrat
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections
Abstract
Visit the digital exhibit - https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/exhibits/show/fighting-fascist-spain--the-ex
Description
The open-source digital project Fighting Fascist Spain -- The Exhibits (FFSTE) contextualizes recovered U.S. Hispanic antifascist print culture in thematic areas: print culture, graphic art, communities, and theatre. These exhibits focus on the Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas, their periodicals, and support networks. After Francisco Franco's uprising, nearly 200 U.S. workers, cultural and mutual aid societies joined the SHC, which was devoted to fighting Fascist Spain by publishing Frente Popular (1936-1939) and Espana Libre (1939-1977), building support networks for refugees, and reporting on the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and Franco's political repression (1939-1977). FFSTE visualizes workers' protest fashioned by the alternative intellectual, cultural, and political traditions and institutions: grassroots associations, the alternative press, and the comic and farcical theater. All of which provided opportunities for antifascist activism in the United States.
Keywords
Digital exhibits, Antifascist movements--United States, Fascism--Spain, Periodicals--United States
Citation
Montse Feu. "Fighting Fascist Spain --The Exhibits." Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/exhibits/show/fighting-fascist-spain--the-ex. Accessed [DATE].