Acknowledgments
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. Okupación: Just Crime or Justifiable Protest?
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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 Kaserón
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 Author
Stephen Luis Vilaseca is assistant professor of Spanish at Northern Illinois University and associate editor of the Journal of Urban 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*
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