RT Journal Article
T1 The theory and practice of utopia in our troubled times : a conversation with author Larissa Lai and critic Sherryl Vint
A1 Lai, Larissa
A1 Vint, Sherryl
A1 Carrasco Carrasco, Rocío
A1 López Rodríguez, Irene
AB Amid current global crises, the international conference “The Knock at the Door: Utopian Dreams for Post-Covid Times,” jointly organized by the University of Huelva (Spain) and the University of Calgary (Canada) on May 21–24, 2023, at the University of Huelva, provided a forum for reflecting upon the role played by speculative fiction in (re)imagining better futures, while remaining vigilant to possible threats and dangers. The title of the conference, borrowed from philosopher John Rajchman,1 is intentionally ambiguous. Lying behind that door could be total liberation for all—or it could be secret police who lead us toward genocides, deportation, rapes, and mass graves. Taking this dichotomous trope, “the knock at the door,” as a point of departure, professors Larissa Lai (University of Toronto, Canada; recipient of a Maria Zambrano fellowship at the University of Huelva at the time of the interview) and Sherryl Vint (University of California Riverside, USA) engaged...
PB Penn State University Press
SN 1045-991X
YR 2024
FD 2024-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117668
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117668
LA eng
NO Lai, L., Vint, S., Carrasco-Carrasco, R., & López-Rodríguez, I. (2024). The theory and practice of utopia in our troubled times: A conversation with author larissa lai and critic sherryl vint. Utopian Studies, 35(2-3), 520-541. https://doi.org/10.5325/utopianstudies.35.2-3.0520
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025