A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)

The central theme of the article is the role of the image of Al-Andalus in shaping the archetypes of Spain and Andalusia, and more specifically in the tourist image of the latter. Thus, the main objective of this article is to show the historical process through which the idea of and the features a...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Fernández-Tabales, María C. Puche-Ruiz
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Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/254
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description The central theme of the article is the role of the image of Al-Andalus in shaping the archetypes of Spain and Andalusia, and more specifically in the tourist image of the latter. Thus, the main objective of this article is to show the historical process through which the idea of and the features associated with Al-Andalus have become one of the components of the tourist image of Spain and, fundamentally, of Andalusia throughout most of the 20th century. Furthermore, the secondary objectives are to analyse the intense debate, running since the beginning of the 19th century, about the image of Al-Andalus among Spanish intellectuals; and analyse the (re)production of “phantom image” linked to Al-Andalus in films with tourists, using a qualitative method of film image analysis that can be considered novel (Grounded Theory built through visual analysis with NVivo software).
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spelling doaj-art-1451dd3ab2204814a0c28186cc5480922025-02-10T09:42:39ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasCulture & History Digital Journal2253-797X2025-02-0113210.3989/chdj.2024.254A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)Alfonso Fernández-Tabales0María C. Puche-Ruiz1Instituto Andaluz de Investigación e Innovación en Turismo (IATUR, Universidad de Sevilla)Instituto Andaluz de Investigación e Innovación en Turismo (IATUR, Universidad de Sevilla) The central theme of the article is the role of the image of Al-Andalus in shaping the archetypes of Spain and Andalusia, and more specifically in the tourist image of the latter. Thus, the main objective of this article is to show the historical process through which the idea of and the features associated with Al-Andalus have become one of the components of the tourist image of Spain and, fundamentally, of Andalusia throughout most of the 20th century. Furthermore, the secondary objectives are to analyse the intense debate, running since the beginning of the 19th century, about the image of Al-Andalus among Spanish intellectuals; and analyse the (re)production of “phantom image” linked to Al-Andalus in films with tourists, using a qualitative method of film image analysis that can be considered novel (Grounded Theory built through visual analysis with NVivo software). https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/254Al AndalusSpanish archetypescinema20th centuryqualitative image analysisorientalism
spellingShingle Alfonso Fernández-Tabales
María C. Puche-Ruiz
A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)
Culture & History Digital Journal
Al Andalus
Spanish archetypes
cinema
20th century
qualitative image analysis
orientalism
title A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)
title_full A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)
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title_full_unstemmed A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)
title_short A controversial legacy from the Romantic period. Al-Andalus echoes in films featuring tourists (1905-1975)
title_sort controversial legacy from the romantic period al andalus echoes in films featuring tourists 1905 1975
topic Al Andalus
Spanish archetypes
cinema
20th century
qualitative image analysis
orientalism
url https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/254
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