After Utopia

This collection examines how the loss of state socialism as a world-making project and the subsequent failures of postsocialist "civil society building" have impacted new generations of progressive, antinationalist, anarchist, and social-justice oriented activists.**

Autorentext

Larisa Kurtovi is a political anthropologist who conducts research on activist politics, postsocialist transformation and the aftermath of international intervention in postwar Bosnia. She is currently Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Nelli Sargsyan, as a feminist, situates herself at the disciplinary intersections of political anthropology, queer studies, and critical race studies, among others. Most recently she has been interested in political work that cultivates feminist consciousness and collective care, whether it be through direct street action, public performance, or feminist fabulation.

Inhalt

Introduction- After Utopia: Leftist imaginaries and activist politics in the postsocialist world 1. An archive to build a future: The recovery and rediscovery of the history of socialist associations in contemporary Bosnia- Herzegovina 2. Thinking through positionality in post- socialist politics: Researching contemporary social movements in Ukraine 3. Experience- sharing as feminist praxis: Imagining a future of collective care in Armenia 4. Movements upon movements: Refugee and activist struggles to open the Balkan route to Europe