| FB-54975-10 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Sandie Holguin | The Soul of Spain? Flamenco and the Construction of National Identity, 1800-1975 | 8/1/2010 - 7/31/2011 | $50,400.00 | Sandie | | Holguin | | | | University of Oklahoma, Norman | Norman | OK | 73019-3003 | USA | 2009 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 50400 | 0 | 50400 | 0 |
My book project, The Soul of Spain: Flamenco and the Construction of National Identity, 1800-1975, will analyze how flamenco shaped Andalusians', Spaniards', and foreigners' sense of Spanish national identity from the early nineteenth century to the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. Flamenco is a complex art form, which incorporates poetry, singing, guitar, and dance, all humanistic enterprises. Therefore, I am exploring flamenco and national identity in an interdisciplinary way, borrowing approaches from history, literature, folklore, dance, and musicology. I will capture the complexity of flamenco's history by relying on methods and theory derived from cultural and intellectual history and the history of tourism. |