@article{Peris Blanes_2017, title={Imagining the Nation through Television Fiction: Memory, Proximity and Daily Life}, volume={1}, url={https://revistadebats.net/article/view/1688}, abstractNote={<p>This paper reflects on the importance of television (especially TV fiction)<br />in the imaginary of Nations. With this end in view, we first look at the role<br />played by television as an instrument of socialization, as well as its ability<br />to consolidate and naturalise an imaginary based on the dissemination<br />of various ideological representations of reality. Second, we explore the<br />ritual function of television and its incarnation in daily life, routines, and<br />the family setting of the broad masses. It is a dimension that studies<br />on the nation and nationalism are increasingly taking into account as<br />central factors in the process of national construction — especially<br />regarding the fostering of a sense of belonging and in imagining an<br />abstract community. Last but not least, we focus on television fiction<br />because it makes up the lion’s share of the programmes in most TV<br />stations and is probably the most relevant narrative we can find in<br />contemporary societies. Among the various discursive strategies<br />shaping this definition of the nation, we examine the construction of<br />the story of the nation’s past and present (in which the stories are set<br />within nationally-defined regions and spheres) and the tactical resort<br />to cultural and linguistic proximity</p>}, journal={Debats. Revista de cultura, poder i societat}, author={Peris Blanes, Àlvar}, year={2017}, month={Feb.} }