Between memory, imaginary and History: considerations about Paco Roca

Abstract

It explores the relationships between history, imaginary and memory present in the works of Paco Roca, based on the concepts of social representations, by Howard Becker, and places of memory, by Pierre Nora. It seeks to understand how, in a set of works that thematize the consequences of the Franco regime in Spain, the author historically situates his readers within the narratives. To carry out the discussion, authors such as Maurice Halbwachs, Stuart Hall, Jacques Le Goff, Barbara Postema, and Umberto Eco are used. The method used is bibliographic research, and the research is exploratory, theoretical, and qualitative in nature. The conclusion points out that Paco Roca uses various resources, both graphic and narrative, to convey historical information to his audience, expanding the "encyclopedia" of his readers (in the perspective of Umberto Eco), an operation necessary for the full understanding of the context in which they are inserted.