Pairing cultural analysis in urban contexts with interdisciplinary approaches to political culture, this book argues that recent cultural production in Spain grapples with the conditions and possibilities for social transformation in dialogue with the ongoing crisis, neoliberal governance, and political culture in Spain's democratic history.

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Jonathan Snyder is an adjunct professor of Spanish literary and cultural studies in Madrid, Spain. He teaches for ACCENT International, Boston University, USA and State University of New York, Albany, USA, and has been a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Cornell University Madrid summer program in recent years. He has published articles on Spanish photography, film, and the Movida and Transición to democracy. His former work experience includes freelance collaboration with the Museo Reina Sofía, PHotoEspaña Festival, and Madrid-based artists, among others.

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Preface Introduction: Urban Multitudes: 15M and the Spontaneous "Spanish Revolution" 1. Lessons Felt, Then Learned 2. On Affect, Action, Urban Intervention 3. The Biopolitics of Neoliberal Governance 4. House Rules