Poetics of Opposition in Contemporary Spain

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.

"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 a very original, witty, and well-researched interpretation of very recent cultural and political events in Spain. Snyder creates an extremely singular itinerary of analysis that includes works that respond to the economic/political crisis, and provides a whole new sense for the understanding of culture and politics." - Susana Draper, Princeton University, USA

Autorentext
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 Transición to democracy. His former work experience includes freelance collaboration with the Museo Reina Sofía, PHotoEspaña Festival, and Madrid-based artists, among others.

Inhalt

Preface Introduction: Urban Multitudes: 15M and the Spontaneous "Spanish Revolution" 1. Lessons Felt, Then Learned 2. On Affect, Action, Urban Intervention 3. The Biopolitics of Neoliberal Governance 4. House Rules