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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Luis VilasecaPublisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781611476286ISBN 10: 1611476283 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 24 September 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Okupas and the Entanglement of Word and Body in Barcelona The Wall Poem 1. Meet the Barcelonan Okupas (1997-2011) Defining Okupas The Originality of Okupas Okupas and Indignados: A Strategy of Alliance 2. Okupacion: Just Crime or Justifiable Protest? Newspapers Judges Divisions within the Tripartite 3. Representations of Okupas by Non-okupas Part I: Okupas, Catalanism, and Culture-Producing Factories in El cor de la ciutat Part II: Live, Laugh, Love: Squatting as Romantic Comedy and Problem-Free Philosophy in El Kaseron Part III: Between the Capitalist Monster and Monstrous Creativity: Literature about Okupas 4.Representations of Okupas by Okupas Part I: Nocturnal Politics in the Spanish film El taxista ful Part II: Jump Out the Window with Vicente Escolar Bautista in Libro de un 8/1 tumbado en el espejo (ocho cuartos de gasto...partido por uno) Conclusion: Sharing Ideas: Okupas and the U.S. Bibliography Index About the AuthorReviewsVilaseca's study accomplishes its overall goal of introducing readers to the Barcelonan Okupas, their socio-political context, their history, and the many ways that they are seen and presented by themselves and others. The book's index is clear and thorough, and the bibliography includes URLs to help readers locate the Internet sources Vilaseca incorporates and analyzes. This text will be a useful resource for undergraduates as well as graduate students and professors of Spanish, cultural, and media studies. Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies Vilaseca's study accomplishes its overall goal of introducing readers to the Barcelonan Okupas, their socio-political context, their history, and the many ways that they are seen and presented by themselves and others. The book's index is clear and thorough, and the bibliography includes URLs to help readers locate the Internet sources Vilaseca incorporates and analyzes. This text will be a useful resource for undergraduates as well as graduate students and professors of Spanish, cultural, and media studies. * Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies * Author InformationStephen Luis Vilaseca is assistant professor of Spanish at Northern Illinois University and associate editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |