Sustainable utopias : the art and politics of hope in Germany /

"Jennifer Allen details a German utopian movement that arose against capitalist triumphalism at the end of the Cold War. Describing public art and history projects, alongside novel community-centered political institutions, Allen shows how activists invited ordinary people to build a radically...

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Main Authors: Allen, Jennifer L., 1984- (Author)
Published: Harvard University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: 2022.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Jennifer Allen details a German utopian movement that arose against capitalist triumphalism at the end of the Cold War. Describing public art and history projects, alongside novel community-centered political institutions, Allen shows how activists invited ordinary people to build a radically new society free from alienation and disenfranchisement"--
Carrier Form: 351 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780674249141
0674249143
Index Number: HX806
CLC: D751.65
Call Number: D751.65/A427
Contents: Part I. New geographies of cultural engagement: The rise of the spatial interventionists -- A workshop of "history from below" -- Green culture -- Part II. The pursuit of a sustainable alternative: A sustainable cultural politics -- A sustainable historical practice -- A sustainable aesthetics -- Conclusion: The fate of sustainable utopia.