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This article is part of the research project entitled "Gender diversity, masculinity and culture in Spain, Argentina and Mexico" (FEM 2015-69863-PMINECO/FEDER), supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

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The downfall of Spanish stereotypes: Andalusian, Basque and Catalan identities in 'plurinational' Spain

Publicated to:Catalan Journal Of Communication & Cultural Studies. 9 (1): 67-85 - 2017-04-01 9(1), DOI: 10.1386/cjcs.9.1.67_1

Authors: Caballero-Galvez, Antonio A

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Open Univ Catalonia UOC, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira & Virgili, Dept Commun Studies, Avinguda Catalunya 35,3-46, Tarragona 43002, Spain - Author

Abstract

In a historically controversial moment for Spanish territorial politics, where the traditional regional system of the State and regional politics are constantly fluctuating especially considering the referenda in the Basque Country and Catalonia -, the films Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair) directed by Martinez-Lazaro in 2014 and Ocho apellidos catalanes (Spanish Affair 2) in 2015 have become the most successful films in the history of Spanish cinema. In these films, the Andalusian, Basque and Catalan stereotypes are taken to the extreme, breaking down the negative stigma they have acquired by reducing all their possible meanings to a simple gag. Consequently, the overindulgence of these stereotypical representations has proposed their very deactivation as a legitimate category of representation. The study of stereotypes and prejudices reflects an interest in relationships between social groups. Therefore, if intergroup affairs focus their discussions on beliefs that describe actions such as violence, alliance, or negotiation, this means that perceptions, beliefs and attitudes must mediate all intergroup affairs. According to Fredric Jameson, in order for images not to unfold just their own stereotypes and confirm themselves as realities, a considerable distance should be kept between the contents and what they represent. The proposed goal of this study is to analyse both films from a critical discourse analysis (CDA) in relation to the stereotypes categorization defined by Jaakko Lehtonen. The announcement of the end of the armed struggle by the terrorist group ETA and the eccentric political fights in the last Catalan elections have allowed the production and success of these comedies. These films question the sense of the Basque, Catalan and Andalusian stereotypes, the latter being the primary internationally recognized Spanish stereotype, showing the 'plurinational' origin of the Spanish State.

Keywords

Basque conflictCatalan independentismComedComedyCultural stereotypesNational identitiesSpanish cinema

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Catalan Journal Of Communication & Cultural Studies due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Cultural Studies.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 22 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Caballero Gálvez, Antonio Alfredo) and Last Author (Caballero Gálvez, Antonio Alfredo).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Caballero Gálvez, Antonio Alfredo.