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Luis Díaz Viana

b. 1951

Spanish anthropologist, philologist and writer

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Born 1951. Luis Díaz Viana is a Spanish anthropologist, known for Cultural identity and Ethnology.

Luis Nicanor Pablo Díaz González-Viana (born June 1951 in Zamora), is a Spanish anthropologist, philologist and writer. He is considered a pioneer of Spanish anthropology specializing in popular culture, ethnology and identities. He is a researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-CSIC).

Academic career and contributions

Academic career Díaz Viana studied 'Romance Philology' at the University of Valladolid, graduating in 1977. He obtained his doctorate in 1979 with the thesis titled The Oral Spanish Ballad in the province of Valladolid, published in the first two volumes of the Folklore Catalog of the Province of Valladolid). He was a professor at the Institute of Secondary Education in Soria, obtaining the position of Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Salamanca in 1992, a position he held until 1995.

Publications

Luis Díaz Viana, CSIC-CCHS. Palabras para el pueblo. Aproximación general a la literatura de Cordel, 2 vols. (2000-2001). El regreso de los lobos: la respuesta de las culturas populares a la era de la globalización (2003); El nuevo orden del caos: consecuencias socio-culturales de la globalización (2004); La tradición como reclamo: Antropología de Castilla y León, en colaboración con Pedro Tomé Martín (2008); Leyendas populares de España. De los antiguos mitos a los rumores por Internet (2008); Narración y memoria. Anotaciones para una antropología de la catástrofe (2008). El patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Castilla y León: propuestas para un atlas etnográfico, various authors, CSIC, (2016). Edición a cargo de Luis Díaz Viana; Dámaso Javier Vicente Blanco, Miedos de hoy: Leyendas urbanas y otras pesadillas de la sobremodernidad, , (2017).

Poetry, novel and graphic work Todas nuestras víctimas (novel), Editorial Difácil , Editorial Páramo , 2018. Paganos (poetry); editorial Páramo, 2016. En Honor de la quimera (poetic anthology), Devenir /Juan Pastor, editor, 2015. Los últimos paganos (novel), Ediciones del Viento, 2010. Los últimos paganos (dramatic version) Luis Díaz Viana & Agustín Iglesias, Diputación de Valladolid, 2018. Pagano refugio, (poetry), 1996. Premio Nacional de Folklore "Agapito Marazuela" (2006), Premio de Novela "Ciudad de Salamanca" (2009) por su obra Los últimos paganos, Premio Castilla y León de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades 2015 a toda su trayectoria. Premio Diálogo 2016 por su trayectoria individual de la Asociación Ateneo Cultural "Jesús Pereda" de CCOO Castilla y León.

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Important facts

Born
1951, Zamora
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Known for
Cultural identity, Ethnology
Education
University of Valladolid, University of California, Berkeley
Employers
Spanish National Research Council
Also known as
Luis Diaz Gonzalez Viana, L Diaz Viana, LD Viana, Luis Diaz, Luis Nicanor Díaz González-Viana, L Diaz
moreLuis Nicanor Pablo Díaz González

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luis Díaz Viana?

Spanish anthropologist, philologist and writer

When was Luis Díaz Viana born?

Luis Díaz Viana was born in 1951 in Zamora.

What is Luis Díaz Viana's occupation?

Luis Díaz Viana is an anthropologist.

What is Luis Díaz Viana known for?

Luis Díaz Viana is known for Cultural identity and Ethnology.

What nationality is Luis Díaz Viana?

Luis Díaz Viana is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Luis Díaz Viana

· Wikidata: Q27043916

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