Concha Langa

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Concepción Langa Nuño was born in Seville, Spain. She is a historian specializing in art history, media history and the Spanish Civil War.

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[edit] Biography

She studied geography and history at the University of Seville (Art History department 1989 and Modern and Contemporary History 1994). She obtained a doctorate "cum laude" from the university with her thesis ABC y la creación del Franquismo: la opinión publicada en la edición sevillana durante la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939) (The newspaper ABC and the creation of Franco-ism: public opinion in texts from Seville during the Spanish Civil War).

Throughout her professional career Concha Langa has divided her time between teaching and research. In 1991 she began as a teacher in the Council on International Educational Exchange teaching about Spanish art. In 1995 she began to teach at the University of Seville, first about the history of journalism, and later on about contemporary history. At the same time she has worked on a research and development project of the Spanish Ministry Of Education: "Gibraltar from fortress to colony" and on the project "Journalism History in Cadiz".

[edit] Publications

[edit] Authored books

  • Education and Propaganda in War (Educación y Propaganda en Guerra. Sevilla (1936-1939)), Seville, 2001.
  • The press and the invention of Francoism in the Civil War: the contribution of ABC in Seville (La prensa y la invención del Franquismo en la guerra civil: la aportación del ABC de Sevilla), Seville, 2006.

[edit] Book chapters

  • An empirical approach to the culture of Seville during the Civil War, from the book: Andalucía y la guerra civil. Estudios y perspectivas.
  • The Andalucian press in the 20th century (part I): from the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera to the second Republic and The Andalucian press in the 20th century (part II): life under Franco, from the book Introducción a la Comunicación en Andalucía. Historia, estructura, profesión y nuevas tecnologías.
  • Justifying a civil war: the argument from the ABC Daily in Seville, from the book: Comunicación y guerra en la historia.
  • The Seville press during the civil war in Seville: Study notes from the book: La comunicación social durante el Franquismo.
  • Movies and War: Propaganda and/or evasion. Seville, city of the rearguard in the National Zone, from the book: Ver cine. Los públicos cinematográficos en el siglo XX.
  • Notes for the history of ABC in Seville since its beginning to the end of the Civil War, from the book: Comunicación, Historia y Sociedad.
  • From the Civil War to the 25 years of peace. The press and political opinion in Seville under Franco, from the book: Sevilla y su prensa. Aproximación a la Historia del periodismo andaluz contemporáneo. (1898-1998).
  • Movies and war. The case of Seville in the Civil War, from the book: Cien años de cine: La fábrica y los sueños. .
  • The Seville press before the great events of the first third of the century, from the book: Medios de Comunicación y grandes acontecimientos del siglo XX. .
  • The journalist-combatant. The image of the press since the time of the "Nationalist" press, from the book: Del Gacetero al profesional del periodismo. Evolución histórica de los actores humanos del cuarto poder.
  • Historical documentation, and compilation of the chronology between 1898-1907 and 1936-1950, also the making of 30 biographies, from the book: Historia de Sevilla. La memoria del siglo XX.

[edit] Journal articles

  • Tyranny as a theme of debate in public opinion. The attitude of the press, from the magazine: TROCADERO. nº 5.
  • The Republican press of Seville before the elections of April 12, 1931: the weekly CRITIC, from the magazine: ÁMBITOS. Revista Andaluza de Comunicación. Año I, nº 1.
  • Two contributions in the History of Communication, from the magazine: ÁMBITOS. Revista Andaluza de Comunicación. nº 2.
  • The people as victims of the war and of propaganda. The example of the Spanish Civil War, from the magazine: Revista Latina de comunicación social.Nº 32.
  • The formation of Francoism in Seville. The political parties during the Civil War, from the magazine: Revista de Historia Contemporánea. Núm. especial de Homenaje a D. José Luis Comellas. Nº 9-10.
  • Intoxicating beauty, from the magazine: ÁMBITOS. Revista Andaluza de Comunicación. Nº 9-10.