Diploma

(Re)membering the Madrid Movida: Life, Death, and Legacy in the Contemporary Corpus.

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY

Marcela Theresa Garcés

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Ofelia Ferrán, Ana Paula Ferreira, Co-advisers

June 2010

© Marcela Theresa Garcés 2010Acknowledgements While my name goes on this dissertation, there are many other names that have gone into the creation of this work. To my parents, Linda and Juan Garcés, for so many things: for meeting at Ohio University in 1968, falling in love, and giving me the gift of two languages and four siblings, Sara Garcés Roselli, Cassandra Papadopoulos, Andrés Garcés, and Martha Garcés. All six of youhave listened to me patiently over the last seven years about my process and my life, given me advice, and most of all, you have been instrumental in helping me to keep going. Papá, thank you for being another adviser, for telling me your stories, and for telling me that it would never be a disadvantage to have more education. Mom, thank you for listening, and always talking about your trip toMadrid. Thank you to both of you for supporting me to study in Cáceres and Madrid. Sara, thank you for being the example that made me want to go graduate school one day. Cassie, thank you for all your cards and conversations. Andrés, for your gentle spirit and kind words of advice. Martha and Tom, for the many meals and for moving to Minneapolis and making my life so much better. To my committeemembers, Ofelia Ferrán, Ana Paula Ferreira, Fernando Arenas, Lyndel King, and José Colmeiro. All of you have given me so much, and I am so fortunate to have had your support. Ofelia, thank you for your seminar on Memory and the Spanish Civil War, which inspired me to work on the topic of memory. Thank you for encouraging me to work on the Movida and for seeing that it would be the a topic that wouldprovide me with continuous interest. Thank you for your meticulous proofreading of all my work, and for helping me to become a better writer. Ana Paula, thank you for i

being an example for me, for making so many changes in our department, and for challenging me to work harder. Fernando, thank you for your wonderful course and for always being kind and supportive. Lyndel, thank you forintroducing me to the field of museum studies and for the opportunity to do an internship at the Weisman Art Museum. Thank you to José Colmeiro for agreeing to be on my committee and for his countless detailed comments and cultural knowledge of the Movida era. To René Jara, for believing in me and recognizing me. Thank you to Roslye Ultan for the courses on modern and contemporary art, and for theindependent study on postmodernism. To Nancy Marino at Michigan State University for encouraging me to pursue graduate studies in Spanish, and for helping me with the application process to graduate school. To Rod Phillips and Gene Burns at Michigan State University for providing me with wonderful mentors and being teachers I chose to emulate. To Tom McCallum and Susan McMillan-Villar for supporting me inmy teaching career and giving me many opportunities. To my students, for teaching me. Thank you to Adelia Yount for listening to me and being my friend for 29 years. Thank you to Charo Vega-Villa for being such a consistent friend and for teaching me so many words. Thank you to Vanesa Arozamena for always being ready to help and for working by my side during so many hours in Folwell 401 and atCommon Roots Café. Thank you to Adriana Sánchez-Bradford for listening, asking the right questions, and believing in me. To Deborah Meyer, for introducing me to many good things and for being there. Thank you to Deyanira Rojas-Sosa for being my informal adviser and encouraging me to have fun too. Thank you to Naomi Wood and Mandy Menke for our ii

lunches and great conversations in 401. To...