Basque Links
These links are to Websites on Basque society and culture, arranged by topic.
I also maintain extensive bibliographies of English and Spanish-language articles on the Basque Country available online. They can be accessed at:
Basque
Culture and Society: An Online Reader
Cultura
y Sociedad Vasca: Documentos Disponibles en el Internet
A
Basque Bibliography (Complete Bibliographic Information on the
Articles Available Online)
| Agriculture, Pastoralism, Biodiversity |
| Euskal Abereak / Las
Razas Vascas This association is dedicated to preserving the genetic diversity and heritage of Basque livestock and farm animals. There is a photo gallery of the various Basque breeds of farm animals featured, and links to various member organizations dedicated to the preservation of specific breeds. http://www.euskalabereak.net/razasvascas/modules.php?name=Conteni2&pa=showpagina&pid=1 |
Basque Diaspora |
| Basque
Oral History Project Transcripts of over 200 recorded interviews with Basques in the American West from audio tapes archived at the Basque Museum & Cultural Center in Boise, Idaho and the Basque Studies Library at the University of Nevada, Reno. http://www.basquemuseum.com/oralhistory/index.htm |
| Boletín
de Cultura y Diáspora Vasca (euskalkultura.com) This website provides news of activities among Basque emigrants and communities around the world, as well as information on Basque Centers, genealogy, online Basque dictionaries, and links to learning Euskera. Website in Spanish. http://www.euskalkultura.com/ |
| Haritz A superb introduction to Basque culture, from Lódz, Poland. Website in English, French, German, Polish, and Spanish. http://www.haritz.org/index1.php?lang=en http://www.haritz.org/index1.php?lang=es |
| Sheepherders
of Northern Nevada, A Multimedia Exhibit The story of the Basque sheepherders of Northern Nevada told in photographs, tree carvings, art, interviews, videos, music, books and articles. http://www.library.unr.edu/sheepherders/default.htm |
Food and Drink |
| Idiazabal
Cheese Idiazabal is an aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured and often smoked, made exclusively from whole unpasteurized sheeps' milk from the latxa breed of sheep. http://www.cheesefromspain.com/CFS/2005/15112Idiazabal_I.htm (English) http://www.cheesefromspain.com/CFS/2005/15112Idiazabal_E.htm (Spanish) Also see: Queso Idiazabal: "Una Tradición Puesta al Día" http://www.euskonews.com/0100zbk/gaia10011es.html (Spanish only) |
General Overview |
| Buber's
Basque Page A comprehensive overview of the Basque Country, including Language, Folklore, Sports, Music, Gastronomy, Places, History, Politics, Diaspora, and News. This website contains nearly 1000 pages and receives over 16,000 hits per day. In Basque, English, French, and Spanish. Highly recommended. http://www.buber.net/Basque/ |
| EuskoMedia Provides a search engine to access articles, entries, images, and other information from the Encyclopedia Auñamendi, EI-SEV Editorial, Euskonews & Media, Irujo - Apraiz - Lekuona - FEVA) Documents, Basque Culture in the Press 1900-1975, Basque Song Book, Multimedia Gallery, Festivity Calendar, and Basque Bilbliography. http://www.euskomedia.org/euskomedia/?idi=en (English) http://www.euskomedia.org/euskomedia/?idi=es (Spanish) |
| EuskoSare EuskoSare means “Basque Network.” It is a network of online Basque communities. Currently included are communities dedicated to business and economy, cooperatives, dance, education, Euskera, gastronomy, libraries, music, radio, research, and tourism. EuskoSare is a project of the Basque Studies Society (Eusko Ikaskuntza). The website is in Basque, English, French, and Spanish. http://www.euskosare.org/sobre_euskosare/switchLanguage?set_language=en (English) http://www.euskosare.org/sobre_euskosare/switchLanguage?set_language=es (Spanish) |
History |
| El Guernica de
Picasso This website contains brief essays in Spanish on Pablo Picasso's painting "Guernica," as well as a small gallery of sketches and paintings that Picasso did as studies for the masterpiece. Website by Itzel Rodríguez Mortellaro. http://sepiensa.org.mx/contenidos/l_guernica/guernica1.htm |
| Spanish
Refugees-Basque Children At least 25,000 Basque children were evacuated during the Spanish Civil War. Most went to France, others to Belgium, Mexico, the Soviet Union, Switzerland and England. This website provides information on the 4,000 who went to Great Britain. The website includes historical information about the British refugee camps, colonies, and repatriation. It has a wealth of photos. Website in English. http://www.basquechildren.org/ |
Institutes and Conferences |
| Ankulegi
- Antropologia Elkartea / Asociación Vasca de
Antropología /
Association Basque d'Ethnologie A non-profit association of anthropologists in the Basque Country, Ankulegi is open to everyone who is interested in anthropology, whether professionals or not. The acronym Ankulegi comes from the Basque words Antropologia, Kultura Eta Gizartea (anthropology, culture and society). The association's aims are to foster anthropology as a scientific discipline, promote anthropological research, publish a journal of anthropology, support professional and educational activities, provide a space for members of the association to meet and debate, and interact with related institutions. Its website is in Basque, English, French, and Spanish. http://www.ankulegi.org/ |
| Basques
Studies Center at the University of
Nevada, Reno http://basque.unr.edu/ |
| Fundación
Sabino Arana http://www.sabinoarana.org/sabinoarana/portada.asp |
| Instituto
Vasco de Evaluación e Investigación Educativa The goals of the ISEI-IVEI are to evaluate the pre-university educational system in the Basque Country, promote investigation of the domain, and maintain a database of relevant resources. http://www.isei-ivei.net/eng/indexeng.htm (English) http://www.isei-ivei.net/cast/indexcas.htm (Spanish) |
| Papeles
del Centro de Estudios sobre la Identidad Colectiva (CEIC) An electronic publication that brings together conference proceedings, working papers, and articles submitted to the CEIC. The center is housed in the Departamento de Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa (Vizcaya), Spain. The majority of the articles are published in Spanish, but a few can be found in English and French. http://www.ehu.es/CEIC/papeles/marcospapeles.htm |
| PURESOC
(Publicaciones y Recursos de Sociología y Áreas Afines) A website sponsored by the Sociology Department at the Universidad Pública de Navarra that is a good source for materials in anthropology, political science, the history of thought, social and political movements, social psychology, sociology, and social work. It includes conference papers, doctoral theses, course lessons, submitted texts, and hundreds of useful links. While the site has a global focus, given the geographic location of its sponsor, it's a good source of articles on Basque society and culture. http://www.unavarra.es/puresoc/ |
| Sociedad
de Ciencias Aranzadi Aranzadi is a non-profit scientific association with the objectives of investigation, divulgation, and protection of the cultural heritage and natural environment of the Basque Country. http://www.aranzadi-zientziak.org/index.php?id=1 |
Journals |
| Euskonews &
Media Weekly electronic publication about Basque science and culture published since 1998. Articles in Spanish and/or Basque. http://www.euskonews.com/ |
| Koop Journal of the Federación de Cooperativas de Trabajo Associado de Euskadi/Euskadiko Lan Elkartuko Kooperatiben Federazioa , an association of worker-cooperatives in the Basque Country. Journal in Spanish and Basque. http://www.erkide.coop/erkide/revista/index.php?id=es |
| Lurr@lde Lurr@alde is the online version of the journal Lurralde: Investigación y Espacio. It is published by the Instituto Geográfico Vasco (Ingeba) / Euskal Geografi Elkargoa, and focuses on the geography, spatial aspects of the natural environment, and territorial organization of the Basque Country. The website and articles are in Basque and Spanish. http://www.ingeba.euskalnet.net/lurralde/index.htm |
| Revista
International de los Estudios Vascos REIV is published by Eusko Ikaskuntza-Sociedad de Estudios Vascos, and is a premier multi-disciplinary journal of Basque Studies. It was first published from 1907-1936, when it was stopped due to the Spanish Civil War and Franco's rule, reappeared in 1983, and has been published continually since then. The website provides an index of all of the articles published, with downloadable Adobe Acrobat files for many of them. Website in English, Spanish, Basque, and French. http://www.eusko-ikaskuntza.org/es/publicaciones/colecciones/riev/ |
| Zer:
Revista de Estudios de Comunicación/ Komunikazio Ikasketen Aldizkaria Journal on media communication published in the Basque Country. Focus is not limited to the Basque Country, but many articles present research on Basque issues. http://www.ehu.es/zer/ |
Language |
| A
Brief Grammar of the Basque Language http://www.ehu.es/grammar/index.htm |
| Digital
Dialects Basque This website provides well-designed interactive games for acquiring basic Basque vocabulary. By Craig Gibson. http://www.digitaldialects.com/Basque.htm |
| Egun On! Elementary lessons in Basque. Over 100 brief introductory lessons provided by the University of the Basque Country and El Correo. http://www.euskal-irakaslegoa.deusto.es/euskal_irakaslegoa/CursoBasico/egunon/Indice.html |
Libraries |
| Basque Database The Basque Database is maintained by the Basque Studies Library at the University of Nevada, Reno. The database indexes the wealth of resources on Basque topics available at the library written or produced after 1994. Approximately 10% of the indexed articles are available in their entirety through the database online. http://basquedb.unr.edu/ |
Museums |
| Basque Museums http://www.basquemuseum.com/ |
| Museo
Chillida-Leku http://www.eduardo-chillida.com/ |
| Museo
Etnológico de Navarra "Julio Caro Baroja" The Ethnographic Museum of Navarre "Julio Caro Baroja" is located in the Monastery of Irache. While it has not yet opened its doors to the public, its website is well organized, and gives a good photographic tour of artifacts in the collection. http://www.cfnavarra.es/cultura/museoetnologico/ |
Politics and Peacemaking |
| Covite
- Colectivo de Victimas del Terrorismo en el
Pais Vasco Besides being a support group for victims of terrorism in the Basque Country, Covite holds among its objectives the defense of basic democratic principles, respect for the rule of law and attainment of a social climate in which all citizens can exercise their rights in liberty, free of threat and coaction. In order to achieve peace, Covite considers it necessary that those who resort to political violence atone for their crimes, recognize and pay for the harm they have done to thousands of innocent people, and make amends for the pain inflicted on Basque society in particular and Spanish society in general. Website in Spanish. http://www.covite.org/ |
| Elkarri Elkarri is a social movement for dialog and accord in the Basque Country. It sees its mission as that of contributing to the peace process. It came into being in 1992 to promote and facilitate dialog between all sides as a solution to violence and political conflict. Elkarri's website provides a wealth of written material, including a high-quality journal, monographs and campaign documents published by the organization, and a monthly bulletin on the latest political developments in the Basque Country and initiatives based on the principles of nonviolence and dialog. Website in Basque, English, French, and Spanish. http://www.elkarri.org/index.php |
| Foro
Ermua A civic movement that emerged in the Basque Country to build upon the popular uproar following ETA's kidnapping and assassination of a city councilmember of Ermua, Miguel Ángel Blanco, in 1997. It calls for a radical opposition and condemnation of ETA and recognition and support for the victims of its terrorism, resolution of the political conflict within the framework established by the Spanish constitution and Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, rejection of any kind of political negotiation with ETA, and unity between the constitutionalist parties to assure the definitive defeat of terrorism. Its periodic papers, published in journal format, are an excellent resource for understanding all who support this perspective. Website in Spanish and French. http://foroermua.com/ |
| Gernika
Gogoratuz Peace Research Center Gernika Gogoratuz was founded in 1987 by the Basque Parliament in remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika. Its mission is to enrich the symbol of Gernika by remembering and honouring the history of Gernika and by contributing to a just and reconciliatory peace in the Basque Country and worldwide. The peace center stresses conflict transformation, reconciliation, respect, facilitation of mediation skills, the culture of peace, the pedagogy of peace, and dialogue. Its website provides information about the organization, its philosophy, and its projects, as well as a number of publications on conflict resolution. Wen¡bsite in English, Spanish, and Basque. http://www.gernikagogoratuz.org/ |
| Gesto
por la Paz Gesto por la Paz ("The Association for Peace in the Basque Country") is a pacifist movement independent from any political party or institution. It emerged as an organized civic response against the use of violence for political aims. The most widely known actions of the association are its silent gatherings or 'Gestos por la Paz' after a political killing, from which it takes its name. The gatherings denounce the taking f human life, regardless of the authors, circumstances or condition of the victim. http://www.gesto.org/ |
| Pensamiento
Crítico: País Vasco Thoughtful collection of essays on current politics and the political situation in the Basque Country. http://www.pensamientocritico.org/0paisvasco.htm |
Tourism |
| Get
to Know San Sebastián-Gipuzkoa / Conocer San Sebastián-Gipuzkoa A tourist guide to San Sebastián and the surrounding province. Besides tourist information, it covers history, culture, language, festivals, sports, craftsmanship, gastronomy, and more. Versions in English and Spanish. http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/DOCS/book.SS-G/v2/index.html (English) http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/DOCS/book.SS-G/v1/homec.html (Spanish) |
| The Basque Country
Is Waiting for You (A General Guide) / Euskadi Te Espera (Guía General) http://www.basquexperience.com/basquexperience/ing/pdf/guiageneral-1-ing.pdf (English) http://www.basquexperience.com/basquexperience/esp/pdf/guiageneral-1-cast.pdf (Spanish) |
Urban Areas |
| Scholars
on Bilbao Links to academic works that analyse the urban regeneration of the Bilbao (strategic plans, infrastructures, the Guggenheim, cultural tourism, gentrification, uneven development, creative industries, artists, etc.). http://www.scholars-on-bilbao.info/index.php |
If there is a site that you would like to see added here, please send me its web address.
Compiled by: Steve Froemming
Last
update: December 31, 2007
Links last checked: December 31, 2007