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Poetics of Opposition in Contemporary Spain: Politics and the Work of Urban Culture
Jonathan Snyder
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Description for Poetics of Opposition in Contemporary Spain: Politics and the Work of Urban Culture
Hardback. Pairing cultural analysis in urban contexts with interdisciplinary approaches to political culture, this book argues that recent cultural production in Spain grapples with the conditions and possibilities for social transformation in dialogue with the ongoing crisis, neoliberal governance, and political culture in Spain's democratic history. Series: Hispanic Urban Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Pairing cultural analysis in urban contexts with interdisciplinary approaches to political culture, this book argues that recent cultural production in Spain grapples with the conditions and possibilities for social transformation in dialogue with the ongoing crisis, neoliberal governance, and political culture in Spain's democratic history.
Pairing cultural analysis in urban contexts with interdisciplinary approaches to political culture, this book argues that recent cultural production in Spain grapples with the conditions and possibilities for social transformation in dialogue with the ongoing crisis, neoliberal governance, and political culture in Spain's democratic history.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Hispanic Urban Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137536792
SKU
V9781137536792
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About Jonathan Snyder
Jonathan Snyder is an adjunct professor of Spanish literary and cultural studies in Madrid, Spain. He teaches for ACCENT International, Boston University, USA and State University of New York, Albany, USA, and has been a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Cornell University Madrid summer program in recent years. He has published articles on Spanish photography, film, and the Movida and ... Read more
Reviews for Poetics of Opposition in Contemporary Spain: Politics and the Work of Urban Culture
"A detailed, perceptive, and elegantly written analysis of activist and cultural responses to today's economic crisis in Spain, stressing the positive role of the emotions and affect in the new social movements, and critiquing the inadequacy of attempts to explain the phenomenon by politicians and the media." - Jo Labanyi, New York University, USA "This book offers ... Read more