The non-linear politics of language
history, ideology and assemblages in the context of Catalonia under Franco
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36399/GroundingsUG.6.225Keywords:
Franco, Catalonia, Catalan, Language, History, Ideology, Repression, De Landa, Deleuze, GuattariAbstract
This article will examine the relation between power and language in the case of the repression of Catalan by Franco’s dictatorship. This is an issue of contemporary relevance, as the Catalan independence and language movements are coming to increasing prominence within the Spanish state. To analyse why language was of such concern for Franco’s regime, I will look at the relation of language and power in a broader theoretical sense, and how these concepts manifested themselves in the particular Catalan case. Finally, I will examine two events which serve as intersections of the myriad forces at play in Franco’s repression of Catalan. An analysis of the political nature of language in this context must allow for the multifaceted, non-linear interrelations of history, institutions and socio-cultural factors, and so will draw on the discussions of language in the work of Manuel de Landa, and Deleuze and Guattari.
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