Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas

Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas
Author :
Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 325
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781137568731
ISBN-13 : 1137568739
Rating : 4/5 (739 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas by : Kim Beauchesne

Download or read book Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas written by Kim Beauchesne and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas Related Books