Josep Fontana
Josep Fontana was a Spanish historian, university teacher and writer (1931–2018). He was born at Barcelona.
Also recorded as Josep Fontana i Lázaro.
Josep Fontana in brief
- Born
- 1931
- Died
- 2018
- Known for
- historian, university teacher and writer
- Place of birth
- Barcelona
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Josep Fontana i Lázaro. His recorded languages were Catalan and Spanish.
Formation and teaching
Josep Fontana studied at University of Barcelona. The record notes the qualification Doctorate in History. He trained under Jaume Vicens i Vives and Ferran Soldevila i Zubiburu. His recorded influences include Pierre Vilar, Antonio Gramsci, Walter Benjamin and Jaume Vicens i Vives.
Career and activity
Josep Fontana worked in history.
He was employed by University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, University of Valencia, Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Lleida.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 2: La crisi com a triomf del capitalisme and La formació d'una identitat. Una història de Catalunya. His recorded genre is essay.
Recognition and collections
Josep Fontana received Saint George's Cross, honorary doctor of the University of Girona, honorary doctor of the Rovira i Virgili University, honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia and Narcís Monturiol Medal.
Identity
What the record establishes about Josep Fontana.
The Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents in His Cradle (recto); Crowned Woman Kneeling in Landscape, and Other Sketches (verso) is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.934). Scratched Drawing White on White is dated 1964 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1981.313). Untitled is dated c. 1964 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1997.109). Nude is dated 1966 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.281). The Art Institute of Chicago records 7 objects associated with this heading. Josep Fontana is recorded as historian, university teacher and writer.
Josep Fontana is recorded with the citizenship of Spain. Open Library catalogues 33 works under this name.
Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Josep Fontana is held.
Fontana, J.: La Historia que se piensa. Conferencias, Clases y Conversaciones en Chile, Concepción, 2011. (2011) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Fontana Lázaro, J.: Sobre la Naturaleza y Consecuencias del Franquismo, Madrid, 2018. (2018) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Fontana, J.: Historia. Análisis del Pasado y Proyecto Social, Barcelona, 1999. (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Fontana, J. ed.-España bajo el Franquismo, Barcelona, 2000. (2000) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Fontana, J.: La Historia de los Hombres, Barcelona, 2001. (2001) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Crisi camperola i revolta carlina (Josep Fontana) (1980) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Catalogued works
27 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1964 to 1966.
La República. La época del liberalismo. La revolució liberal a Catalunya. Historia. La historia de los hombres. A construción da identidade. História dos Homens, A. Por el bien del imperio. Sobre la història i els seus usos públics. Las Revoluciones Burguesas. Problemas Teóricos. Capitalisme i democràcia. Per conèixer Ferran Soldevila. La economía española al final del Antiguo Régimen. El futuro es un país extraño. The Distorted Past. España Bajo El Franquismo. Europa Ante El Espejo. Europa Ante El Espejo (La Construccion de Europa). Historia - Analisis del Pasado y Proyecto Social. Introduccion Al Estudio de La Historia. La Crisis del Antiguo Regimen. La Historia Despues del Fin de La Historia. Cambio económico y actitudes políticas en la España del siglo XIX. Untitled, dated c. 1964, graphite on torn and punctured white wove paper, over aluminum foil tipped to cream board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.109. Scratched Drawing White on White, dated 1964, incising and scraping, with tears, on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1981.313. The Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents in His Cradle (recto); Crowned Woman Kneeling in Landscape, and Other Sketches (verso), dated n.d., pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (recto), and pen and brown ink (verso), on tan laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.934. Nude, dated 1966, etching on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.281.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Josep Fontana i l'ús social de la història, Mayurqa, 2020. Josep Fontana, De en medio del tiempo, Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, 2008. ANDRADE BLANCO, Juan Antonio: El PCE y el PSOE en [la] transición. Le evolución ideológica de la izquierda durante el proceso de cambio político. Prólogo de Josep Fontana. Madrid: Siglo XXI, 2012,443 pp., Studia Historica: Historia Contemporánea, 2016. Josep Fontana, El siglo de la revolución. Una historia del mundo desde 1914 (2017), Archivos de Historia del Movimiento Obrero y la Izquierda, 2019.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Josep Fontana studied at University of Barcelona. training under Jaume Vicens i Vives and Ferran Soldevila i Zubiburu is recorded. the recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish.
The field of work recorded is history. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Pierre Vilar, Antonio Gramsci and Walter Benjamin are recorded as an influence.
Employment is recorded with University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University and University of Valencia.
Works named in the authority record are La crisi com a triomf del capitalisme and La formació d'una identitat. Una història de Catalunya.
Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross, honorary doctor of the University of Girona, honorary doctor of the Rovira i Virgili University and honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid.
Chronology
- 1931Josep Fontana born at Barcelona.
- 1964Scratched Drawing White on White is dated 1964 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1981.313).
- 1964Untitled is dated c. 1964 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1997.109).
- 1966Nude is dated 1966 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.281).
- 1980Crisi camperola i revolta carlina (Josep Fontana) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1980Crisi camperola i revolta carlina (Josep Fontana) (1980) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1999Fontana, J.: Historia. Análisis del Pasado y Proyecto Social, Barcelona, 1999. (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1999Fontana, J.: Historia. Análisis del Pasado y Proyecto Social, Barcelona, 1999. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2000Fontana, J. ed.-España bajo el Franquismo, Barcelona, 2000. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2000Fontana, J. ed.-España bajo el Franquismo, Barcelona, 2000. (2000) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 2001Fontana, Josep. La Historia De Los Hombres [ocr] [2001] digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2001Fontana, J.: La Historia de los Hombres, Barcelona, 2001. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2001Fontana, J.: La Historia de los Hombres, Barcelona, 2001. (2001) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 2011Fontana, J.: La Historia que se piensa. Conferencias, Clases y Conversaciones en Chile, Concepción, 2011. (2011) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 2011Fontana, J.: La Historia que se piensa. Conferencias, Clases y Conversaciones en Chile, Concepción, 2011. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2018Josep Fontana died at Barcelona.
- 2018Fontana Lázaro, J.: Sobre la Naturaleza y Consecuencias del Franquismo, Madrid, 2018. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2018Fontana Lázaro, J.: Sobre la Naturaleza y Consecuencias del Franquismo, Madrid, 2018. (2018) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 2019Capitalismo y democracia, 1756-1848. Cómo empezó este engaño digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Open Library author record for Josep Fontana (Internet Archive), 33 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 2.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 35 articles naming Josep Fontana.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 3.
Internet Archive, 9 digitised items catalogued under Josep Fontana as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 4.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Josep Fontana.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 5.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3087837: Josep Fontana
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 6.
“Josep Fontana”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
20,484 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Josep Maria Benet i JornetAuthor
- Josep Maria CastelletAuthor
- Josep Maria de SagarraAuthor
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