The Catalan-language press from 1868 to 1939 Authors Josep Maria Casasús Universitat Pompeu Fabra Abstract The cultural Renaixença (Renaissance) movement in Catalonia spurred the swift development of the press in Catalonia. The journalism that took off during that period laid the groundwork for the ensuing stages, which showed extraordinary vitality spanning a period from 1868 to 1939. At the same time, this period can be divided into two stages: a “transition”, which ranged from the restorationof the monarchy (1876) until the end of World War I (1918), and a stage of “modernisation”, which approximately covers the years between the world wars (1919-1939). However, the Franco dictatorship destroyed the role that journalised once played as an indispensable tool in the advancement of the discontinuous process of civil and cultural reform in Catalonia. Author Biography Josep Maria Casasús, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Josep Maria Casasús i Guri (Barcelona, 1944) is a journalist and university professor. He earned his PhD in Information Studies and has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Media Studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). He was the president of the Societat Catalana de Comunicació and the Sociedad Española de Periodística and the first Dean of Journalism at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is a full member of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. He has been awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi and the Jaume Vicens Vives distinction for quality university teaching. Downloads PDF Issue No. 8 (2015): Catalan Historical Review Section English Version License Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)
