The Portuguese Journal of Social Science, Vol 14, No 1

Trauma as trans-generational discourse: Focusing on the Spanish case

Ângel Rodríguez Gallardo

Abstract


A new social discourse has been introduced in Spanish society as a result of the new generation that has started to move away from the discourses of their parents and grandparents, which were always immersed in the fear produced by the civil war. This fear explains part of the immobilization and social paralyses suffered by Spain in recent decades. The new tales from the new generations can explain the loss of fear and new forms of social mobilization.A new social discourse has been introduced in Spanish society as a result of the new generation that has started to move away from the discourses of their parents and grandparents, which were always immersed in the fear produced by the civil war. This fear explains part of the immobilization and social paralyses suffered by Spain in recent decades. The new tales from the new generations can explain the loss of fear and new forms of social mobilization