Interviews

“En España la obra de Capa inspira una veneración que no veo en Estados Unidos.” Cynthia Young, comisaria de la obra de Robert Capa.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 25 Sept. 2020. Full text at Contexto.

Interview by Víctor-M. Amela. “Falta en España una política pública de memoria” / “A Espanya falta una política pública de memòria.”

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La Contra. La Vanguardia 10 Sept. 2020: 72. Full text at La Vanguardia. Also at Conversación sobre la Historia.

“Trump es un agente de Putin. Si gana, será la muerte de la democracia norteamericana.” Tim Weiner, periodista.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 10 Sept. 2020. Full text at CTXT.

“Sontag no hubiera podido sobrevivir en la cultura actual. No se permite decir nada que pueda ser ofensivo.” Benjamin Moser, escritor.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 23 Aug. 2020. Full text at CTXT.

“Si algún día vuelve la República, habremos perdido un poco menos la guerra.” Georges Bartolí, fotógrafo y autor de La Retirada: Éxodo y exilio de los republicanos.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 10 July 2020. Full text at CTXT.

“España tardará muchos años en resolver su relato nacional.” Henry Kamen, historiador.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 14 June 2020. Full text at CTXT. Repr. in Rebelión 16 June 2020. (Full text.)

“Javier Pradera daba miedo, mucho miedo.” Jordi Gracia, ensayista y escritor.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 27 March 2020. Full text at CTXT.

“En Estados Unidos es muy difícil que la gente salga a la calle a reclamar algo.” Azahara Palomeque, poeta y cronista.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 27 Feb. 2020. Full text at CTXT.

Ramon Sender Barayón: A Pioneer in Music & Memory. An Interview with Filmmaker Luis Olano.

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The Volunteer 37.1 (2020): 9-11. Full text.

‘No es nada común que los políticos se comporten como promotores del interés nacional.’ Paul Preston, historiador.

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 2 Nov. 2019. Full text at CTXT: Revista Contexto.

Joshua Sperling with Sebastiaan Faber

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The Brooklyn Rail September 2019. Full text at The Brooklyn Rail.

‘La historiografía objetiva no existe. Pero la objetividad puede ser un método.’ Frank van Vree, historiador y experto en memoria

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 28 Aug. 2019. Full text available at CTXT: Revista Contexto. Repr. in Rebelión. (Full text.)

‘The International Brigades Were Not an Outfit of the Communist International—They Were Antifascists.’ Giles Tremlett Returns to the 20th Century

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The Volunteer 36.3 (2019): 14-17. Full text.

Ricard Martínez: ‘Una foto no engaña’. Refotografía y Guerra Civil

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FronteraD 16 Aug. 2019. Full text available at FronteraD. Also in Análisis a fondo. Also in Conversación sobre la Historia.

On US politics

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Corresponsales en Línea. Radio Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 21 July 2019. Full audio available on SoundCloud.

‘El buen periodismo consiste en leer antes de escribir y en quitarse de en medio para dejar paso a la puta historia.’ Seymour Hersh, reportero

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 5 June 2019. Full text available at CTXT: Revista Contexto.

Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A with Historian Richard Evans.

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The Nation 26 April 2019. Full Text at The Nation.

On Spanish elections

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Knowledge@Warton Business Radio (UPenn) 21 Feb. 2019. Full audio.

Joshua Sperling, biógrafo De John Berger: ‘Hay que ser muy listo para preservar la integridad.’

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CTXT: Revista Contexto 30 Jan. 2019. Full text available at CTXT: Revista Contexto.

‘The Memory of Spaniards in Concentration Camps Has Essentially Been Shut Out’: Sara Brenneis on Her New Book

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The Volunteer 35.4 (2018): 9-11. Full text.