Translation and the archive: a narrative inquiry into sites of memory and spatial practices at the Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica, Salamanca

Through an archival ethnography carried out in Salamanca, the thesis takes as its focus a translational exploration of sites of memory and spatial practices at the Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica (the Centro). The aim is to explore the hypothesis that translation must happen at the location of, and spaces within an archival institution, paying particular attention to intralingual translation.

To carry out this exploration of translation and the archive, an analytical approach has been developed that combines insights from narrative inquiry, translation studies, memory studies and cultural geography, which is employed to examine narratives of the Centro’s history, location, and activities. The narrative inquiry brings together a diverse range of sources; personal and collective readings of space and place, primary interview data, and a critical interrogation of the Centro’s legal mandate.