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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Harvard University Press,
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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. |