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Book SynopsisDr Raphael Kabo is an independent researcher investigating cultural production in, and adjacent to, contemporary global activist movements. He is a co-founder of the anarchist close reading collective 'Beyond Gender' and the research network 'Utopian Acts'.
Trade ReviewUtopia Beyond Capitalism in Contemporary Literature makes a brilliant case for the importance of the utopian imagination in literature and social movements. In readings of contemporary authors like Kim Stanley Robinson, Juliana Spahr, and Mohsin Hamid, Raphael Kabo shows that the dream of a better society isn’t a luxury but a necessity. -- Christian P. Haines, Associate Professor, Penn State University, USA
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter One. Redefining Utopia: Utopian critical theory and utopian spatiality Chapter Two. Escaping the Present: Precarity and surplus in a time of crisis Chapter Three. Commons Beyond Capitalism: That Winter the Wolf Came Chapter Four. Utopias Beyond Borders: Exit West Chapter Five. Utopias Beyond Disaster: New York 2140 Chapter Six. Utopias Beyond Death: The Book of Joan and Walkaway Epilogue Bibliography
