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In this ambitious new interdisciplinary study, Useche proposes the metaphor of the social foundry to parse how industrialization informed and shaped cultural and national discourses in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spain. Here, Useche offers fresh readings of canonical writers such as Emilia Pardo Bazán, Concha Espina, Benito Pérez Galdós, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and José Echegaray as well as lesser known authors.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Note on Translations
Introduction: Reaching Out into the Future
1 The Social Foundry
2 Economy and Other Matters of State
3 The Educational Engine
4 Social Engineering
5 Technologies of Mass Diffusion
6 Industrial Footprint
Conclusion: The Unreachable Future
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
ÓSCAR IVÁN USECHE is an associate professor of Spanish at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. As a specialist in modern peninsular studies, his research focuses on exploring the interaction between science, technology, and cultural production in fin-de-siglo Spain. His work has appeared in a variety of academic publications, including the Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies, Decimonónica, and Siglodiecinueve.
Zusammenfassung
In this ambitious new interdisciplinary study, Useche proposes the metaphor of the social foundry to parse how industrialization informed and shaped cultural and national discourses in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spain.
