Narratives in Motion - Journalism and Modernist Events in 1920s Portugal

The articulation between historical events and journalistic narratives.


The focus on a peripheral case (Portugal), traditionally disregarded in the studies of modernism and modernization.


The focus on newspaper readership and public participation of public events.


The relation between journalistic narratives and contemporary perceptions about gender and class.

About the author

Luís Trindade teaches Portuguese Culture and History at Birkbeck, University of London. In addition to his edited volume The Making of Modern Portugal (2013), he has published on the histories of Portuguese nationalism and Marxism, Portuguese cinema, the Carnation Revolution, and the history of mass culture in twentieth-century Portugal.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Trindade, Luís Trindade, Luis Trindade Trindade
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781800732186
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-218-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Remapping Cultural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Portugal, Media Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Social and cultural history, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), HISTORY / Europe / Portugal, ; History: 20th Century to Present