Daniel Oviedo Silva

Daniel Oviedo Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Education at the Public University of Navarre, where he conducts research through the I-COMMUNITAS Institute for Advanced Social Research. His academic work focuses on contemporary Spanish history, particularly the Spanish Civil War, Francoist repression, historical memory, and urban history.

His research interests center on social control mechanisms, punitive practices, political violence, and the role of ordinary citizens in surveillance systems during the Civil War and Franco dictatorship. He has conducted extensive work on repression in Navarre and Madrid, with particular attention to railway workers' experiences and the function of doorkeepers as agents of urban surveillance and denunciation.

Oviedo Silva has published extensively, including a 2023 monograph titled 'The Enemy at the Gates: Doormen and Accusatory Practices in Madrid (1936-1945)', numerous journal articles (with publications spanning from 2015 to 2025), book chapters, and edited volumes. His recent work examines vegetation history in Madrid's University City, violence against railway workers, and cartographic documentation of Francoist repression.

He currently participates in multiple research projects, including 'Desaparición forzada de menores: la construcción de una memoria colectiva a través de la historia y el derecho' (2025-2026), 'Historia y presente del control social...' (2022-2025), and the Documentary Collection on Historical Memory with the Parliament of Navarre.

His international research collaborations include work with institutions in Chile, Argentina, and the UK, where he completed a postdoctoral bursary at the University of Nottingham in 2020. He is an active participant in academic networks including the Association of Critical Heritage Studies and Fringe Urban Narratives research group.