The article analyses the Spanish law 52/2007, sometimes referred to as Ley de reparación (Law of Reparation) and more commonly, especially in the mass media, as Ley de memoria histórica (Law of Historical Memory), contextualizing it in the complex and difficult Spanish transition to democracy. The analysis aims to highlight the system of values underlying the Law and its inherent unresolved tensions, by providing a semiotic reading of the text framed within the larger context of its cultural background. The close reading of the legal text become in this way a means of understanding wider social processes – a lens through which we are able to bring such processes into close focus.
Memories in Transition: The Spanish Law of Historical Memory
VIOLI, MARIA PATRIZIA
2015
Abstract
The article analyses the Spanish law 52/2007, sometimes referred to as Ley de reparación (Law of Reparation) and more commonly, especially in the mass media, as Ley de memoria histórica (Law of Historical Memory), contextualizing it in the complex and difficult Spanish transition to democracy. The analysis aims to highlight the system of values underlying the Law and its inherent unresolved tensions, by providing a semiotic reading of the text framed within the larger context of its cultural background. The close reading of the legal text become in this way a means of understanding wider social processes – a lens through which we are able to bring such processes into close focus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
