TCS (Theatre Censorship in Spain)
The study of censorship is vital to understanding the relationship between cultural production and the state. In Spain during the Second Republic, the civil war and the dictatorship of General Franco (and even some years after that), censorship of all media was extensively used to promote hegemonic political and moral values while suppressing alternative ideologies. Artists adopted a variety of strategies in response to these environments. Theatre, as a medium with the potential to make direct and immediate connections with society, was subject to particularly severe control.
This AHRC-funded project aims to carry out the most comprehensive analysis to date of how censorship functioned in Spain in different political contexts during the 20th century and the impact it had on all forms of theatrical production. Dr Michael Thompson (Durham University), Dr Catherine O'Leary (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and Dr Diego Santos Sánchez (Durham University) are the researchers involved in this project.
'Theatre Censorship in Spain' is funded by the AHRC