Journal article
Authors list: Gallo González, D
Publication year: 2016
Pages: 75-100
Journal: Journal of Romance Studies
Volume number: 16
Issue number: 3
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.3828/jrs.2016.160306
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
On 23 February 2014, thirty-three years after the failed coup d’etat, La Sexta (channel 6) commemorated this event broadcasting the TV show Operación Palace [Operation Palace], a controversial mockumentary suggesting an interpretation of this pivotal day in Spanish democratic narrative that transgresses the official version of the facts. This article examines the means by which the master narrative of the failed coup was constructed, as well as the first signs of its erosion. It then presents the interpretation of the facts provided by Operación Palace, as well as the formal and rhetorical features the show deployed to influence its reception by the audience. Finally, it assesses the short- and long-term reactions to the show in the Spanish press. The article asks whether the show’s potential to undermine the master narrative affected the way the press deals with 23-F.
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Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Gallo González, D. (2016) Operación Palace (2014): A mockumentary about 23-F and its reception in the Spanish press, Journal of Romance Studies, 16(3), pp. 75-100. https://doi.org/10.3828/jrs.2016.160306
APA Citation style: Gallo González, D. (2016). Operación Palace (2014): A mockumentary about 23-F and its reception in the Spanish press. Journal of Romance Studies. 16(3), 75-100. https://doi.org/10.3828/jrs.2016.160306
