Fabrizio Nevola, David Rosenthal, Nicholas Terpstra (eds.), Urban Space, Geolocated Apps and Public History in Early Modern Europe, London: Routledge, 2022
In recent years, historians have shown a greater interest in the lives of disabled people, wit... more In recent years, historians have shown a greater interest in the lives of disabled people, with a broader and more inclusive focus. We contribute to this new body of research, by unveiling the reality and experiences of blind people in an urban setting such as sixteenth-century Valencia. In Early Modern Spain, and elsewhere in Europe, blind street singers played an important part in the dissemination of written culture among an illiterate population. We have chosen a fictional blind street singer, Josep, as our guide for our app Hidden Valencia. He brings app users closer to historical places that witnessed crucial moments of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods (1519-1522) and its aftermath. By showcasing the hidden meanings attached to these sites, we present Valencia’s urban public space as a dynamic key player in this conflicting context. Furthermore, we examine how narratives about these events were constructed and informed by both first-hand accounts and place-based experiences. In so doing, we aim to underline the active role of early modern blind street singers as cultural mediators while at the same time reflecting on the challenges faced by historians when representing and giving voice to disabled characters.
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This article aims to carry out a comparative approach between the Spanish «literatura de cordel» and the English street literature in the 18th century. It analyzes the professional careers of two of the most important printers in the production of «pliegos sueltos» and chapbooks: Cluer Dicey and Agustín Laborda. Besides studying their publishing strategies, the article aims to analyze the kind of prints they published, in order to establish similitudes and differences between the Spanish and English popular print culture.
This article aims to carry out a comparative approach between the Spanish «literatura de cordel» and the English street literature in the 18th century. It analyzes the professional careers of two of the most important printers in the production of «pliegos sueltos» and chapbooks: Cluer Dicey and Agustín Laborda. Besides studying their publishing strategies, the article aims to analyze the kind of prints they published, in order to establish similitudes and differences between the Spanish and English popular print culture.
subrayar precisamente su dimensión de proceso en el tiempo, así como poner de relieve su condición sexuada, en la medida en que en él se configuran modelos diferenciados masculinos y femeninos y se concede un papel fundamental a las mujeres como sujetos de la práctica moral. Asimismo, queremos mostrar lo que este proceso tuvo de laico en su origen y su esencia, lo cual permite valorar desde múltiples perspectivas el proceso de transformación de las sociedades europeas entre los siglos XVI y XIX. El volumen reúne a especialistas provenientes de la Historia, la Historia del Arte y la Literatura cuyos trabajos incorporan las aportaciones de la historia cultural, la historia de la vida privada y la historia de las mujeres y del género y renuevan de manera significativa las perspectivas con las que se abordan estos temas, ampliando y diversificando las fuentes (literatura de urbanidad, escritos pedagógicos y morales, prensa, ensayo, obras de ficción, literatura «popular», correspondencia o iconografía) y adoptando enfoques comparativos.
a ejercer en la sociedad actual y en los próximos tiempos.
We have five primary case studies, Exeter, Deventer, Hamburg, Valencia and Trento, with the potential to expand to other European cities. Each case study draws attention to places of sociability and communication, places where goods, knowledge, and news were produced, sold, and consumed, and where civic or ecclesiastical authority was enforced and contested. Each case study also has a strong focus on material culture. We look at how traces of the early modern past often remain inscribed in the built environment today. Additionally, and in collaboration with the museum/heritage sector, we examine period objects, from armour to cheap print, that were associated with specific urban sites and which now sit in museums and archives.