Capther/Capítulo. Culture a la contra: A Cultural Paradigm Toward Alternatives to the Civilizatory and Ecological Crisis (2019)
Spain After the Indignados/15M Movement. The 99% Speaks Out
Óscar Pereira-Zazo, Steven L. Torres
The goal of this writing is to map out a position a la contra (an awareness-position on the contrary) within the Spanish cultural field, a position that is being developed as a test of alternatives to the dystopian landscape provoked by the current neoliberal conditions of the civilizatory and ecological crisis. Echoing the spirit fostered by the Spanish 15M Movement, this position symbolizes an existential exit from dominant structures (binary frames of conceptualization and fixed categories) toward a horizon of non-discriminatory, equal and eco-friendly visions and possibilities. This chapter describes some of the communalities shared by grassroots collectives and those creators whose works embody the practice of this position.