Ethnography of rural spaces
Subtitle: between utopia and neoliberalism
By: [Hana Horáková, editor ;  Andrea Boscoboinik, editor]
Contributors: International Society for Ethnology and Folklore
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [Münster]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9783643802156
Subjects: Rural Sociology; Utopias; Rural conditions; Neoliberalism
Other titles: Between utopia and neoliberalism : Ethnography of rural spaces
Description: This volume is the result of a panel discussion at the 12th conference of the Société Internationale d'Ethnologie et de Folklore held in Zagreb in June 2015, whose theme was Utopias, Realities, Heritages: Ethnographies for the 21st century.

This volume aims to unpack the uneasy relationship between utopia and rural spaces in the context of global pressures. The ethnographies presented here offer a rich array of examples combining rural spaces, utopian representations, and neoliberal practices. In attempting to reconcile the desire to preserve the traditional image of rural landscapes in the context of neoliberal practices that threaten the ideal of a rural utopia, imaginaries appear as powerful devices for understanding the world and motivating action.