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Novels such as Les possessions (2018) by Llucia Ramis\, docu mentary films such as Hotel Explotación: Las Kellys (2018) by Geor gina Cisquella or City for Sale (2019) by Laura Álvarez Soler\, gr aphic novels such as Todo bajo el sol (2021) by Ana Penyas or the essays Verano sin vacaciones. Las hijas de la Costa del sol (2023) by Ana Geranios\, Estuve aquí y me acordé de nosotro s (2024) by Anna Pacheco or Gozo by Azahara Alonso can be con sidered some of most representative examples of the growing interest that a new generation of female artists\, writers and directors have taken on the theme of tourism in Spain. Through changing landscapes and new buildings s uch seafront hotels (massive buildings transforming waterfront spaces)\, th rough objects (particularly souvenirs) and through the overworked bodies of workers (in their majority female)\, these authors speak of a material wor ld that replaces a disappearing one: an irrecuperable family house\, a chil dhood landscape\, certain promised work conditions\, the physical and menta l health of their loved ones. My presentation will look closely at the jour nal/essay Verano sin vacaciones. Las hijas de la Costa del sol (2023) by Ana Geranios to explore this. I argue that Geranio ’s text\, along with these other works\, aims to make visible the big lie t hat surrounds the tourist industry in a neoliberal and consumerist society: that tourism is a source of richness and prosperity. On the contrary\, the se works make the case that tourism is related to lost\, exploitative condi tions\, economic poverty\, decline of culture and the disappearance of auto chthonous traditions\, and with all this\, of a more sustainable way of lif e. In this way\, female authors focus on the most pressing and evident mate rial elements and on an increasingly challenging day by day to portray the impact of tourism in their surroundings.
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Abou t the FHIS Research Seminar: Hosted by the Department of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)\, the Research Seminar is an opportunit y to explore current research and ideas related to the languages\, literatu res and cultures of the Romance language-speaking world\, with presentation s from faculty members\, graduate students\, and/or guest speakers. All are welcome.
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