CROSSED PATHS: FASCISM, FRANCOISM AND POPULISM IN THE HISPANIC WORLD. EXILE, LITERATURE AND HISTORIES
This symposium sets out to explore the less examined dimensions of the political movements and regimes that reshaped the Hispanic world between the 1930s and the 1950s. Starting from the genesis of fascism in Italy and its early mimicry and adaptation in Spain, the analysis extends to the circulation of ideas, publications, and aesthetic and doctrinal influences in Spanish America.
The rise and consolidation of Francoism not only altered the political map of the Iberian Peninsula but also generated a massive exile whose intellectual imprint was decisive for the culture of the host nations. Within this web of transatlantic influences, Peronism emerges as a singular manifestation of power with dialectical roots in both fascism and Francoism, projecting its continued relevance even through the political activity of its leader during exile.
The central aim is to contribute new elements — based on archives, literary sources and historiographical material — that allow for a deep understanding of these phenomena. Although chronologically distant, their traces and resonances in contemporary political discourse underscore the need to revisit these historical links using new methods of analysis.
Key points to be addressed:
● Ideological transfers: The route taken by fascist and Falangist ideas toward the Southern Cone and the Caribbean.
● Culture of exile: The impact of the Republican diaspora on Latin American literary and academic production.
● Political hybridizations: Peronism and its symbiotic relationship with European authoritarian models.
● Sources and archives: New readings of official documents and literary testimonies of the period.
