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Beauchesne and Santos offer an introduction to the volume, contextualizing the origin of the concept to be explored by the contributors. The book reconceptualizes performing utopias in the Americas during the global era by bringing together the reflections of university scholars, artists, and community organizers from the United States, Canada, and Latin America. A singular aspect of the book is its bold combination of artistic texts, performances in and of themselves, and scholarly chapters. The introduction examines the volume’s main goal to provide thought-provoking insights on the topic of utopia from a wide array of different yet complementary perspectives.
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Beauchesne, K., Santos, A. (2017). Introduction: Utopian Interventions and Their Relevance in the Contemporary Americas. In: Beauchesne, K., Santos, A. (eds) Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56873-1_1
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