Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137568731 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | May 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137568731 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | May 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book offers an innovative examination of the utopian impulse through performance as a proposition of practical engagement in the contemporary Americas. The volume compiles unique multidisciplinary and exploratory texts, applying diverse critical and artistic approaches. Its contributors reconceptualize utopia as a creative and theoretical method based on a commitment to sociopolitical transformation. Chapters are organized around notions of mapping utopias, indigenizing practices, political manifestations, and the construction of social identities.
This book offers an innovative examination of the utopian impulse through performance as a proposition of practical engagement in the contemporary Americas. The volume compiles unique multidisciplinary and exploratory texts, applying diverse critical and artistic approaches. Its contributors reconceptualize utopia as a creative and theoretical method based on a commitment to sociopolitical transformation. Chapters are organized around notions of mapping utopias, indigenizing practices, political manifestations, and the construction of social identities.
