Barcelonan Okupas

Stephen Luis Vilaseca is assistant professor of Spanish at Northern Illinois University and associate editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Okupas and the Entanglement of Word and Body in BarcelonaThe Wall Poem1. Meet the Barcelonan Okupas (1997-2011)Defining OkupasThe Originality of OkupasOkupas and Indignados: A Strategy of Alliance2. Okupación: Just Crime or Justifiable Protest?NewspapersJudgesDivisions within the Tripartite3. Representations of Okupas by Non-okupasPart I: Okupas, Catalanism, and Culture-Producing Factories in El cor de la ciutatPart II: Live, Laugh, Love: Squatting as Romantic Comedy and Problem-Free Philosophy in El KaserónPart III: Between the Capitalist Monster and Monstrous Creativity: Literature about Okupas4.Representations of Okupas by OkupasPart I: Nocturnal Politics in the Spanish film El taxista fulPart 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.BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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.