by Martha Brune Rapp, Muddy
“Our first morning on El Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James), we hiked to Roncesvalles, one of the most renowned villages in Basque Spain.
I felt deeply connected to the past as we trekked along the path where Charlemagne’s army suffered its only defeat in the late eighth century. The army was returning to France via…”
#Basquehistory
by Iker Arranz Otaegui and Kevin C. Moore
“The Benedictine Archives at Lazkao contain a multitude of propaganda stickers and related visual media that provide a snapshot of the Basque region’s artful political culture in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the most compelling examples include several items that remix Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, referencing the famous antiwar painting to become a form of mass-circulated pastiche. This move was somewhat unusual amid the strong nationalist bent of public discourse and art in the Basque Country during this period…”
#basquehistory
by Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
“Historical and religious tourism just got a great digital boost with the unveiling of the ‘Ignaziotar Lurraldea 360’ (Ignatian Territory 360) virtual tour platform. This was done by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council’s Tourism Department (Spain) to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the religious conversion of the founder of the Jesuit Order, St Ignatius Loyola, and the 400th anniversary of his being promoted to sainthood.”
#basquehistory
by News Editor 2
“Neither the promotion of the language through education, nor the awareness campaigns, nor the requirement of linguistic profiles in the Administration seem to have been effective in increasing the use of Basque in the streets of the Basque Country.”
#basquelanguage
by Julianne Gee
When talking about being a speaker of many languages, Dr. Nere Lete, professor and director of Basque Studies at Boise State, joked about speaking to her children in Basque. “I just want them to understand whatever language,” she said with a laugh. Dr. Ziortza Gandarias Beldarrain and Dr. Xabier Irujo (with the addition of Dr. Irujo’s wife) laughed along with shared understanding…
#Basquerockstars
By David Walsh
Despite the platitudes of the government, the sound of spoken Ukrainian on our local streets is still rate to, I guess, non-existent… I have to say I knew surviving members of those [‘Kindertransport’], and they didn’t seem to remember the government then showering them with bouquets on arrival at Harwich. And at the same time, there was another refugee resettlement exercise which was widely supported, succeeded and was especially warmly received here in the North East. This was a welcome for the Basque children.
#NewcastleEngland
