Open AccessSatire in the service of history. On the phenomenon of Tabarnia in Catalonia
Author(s) -
Filip Kubiaczyk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
studia europaea gnesnensa/studia europaea gnesnensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-7145
pISSN - 2082-5951
DOI - 10.14746/seg.2020.22.5
Subject(s) - phenomenon , catalan , irony , nationalism , grassroots , independence (probability theory) , sociology , political science , aesthetics , history , literature , art , law , humanities , politics , epistemology , philosophy , statistics , mathematics
The paper analyzes the phenomenon of Tabarnia, a grassroots social movement aiming to expose and counter the absurdities of the Catalan independence nationalism. The adherents of Tabarnia employ irony, situational humour, performance and historical re-enactment to ridicule and neutralize the nationalist discourse.