This commentary reflects on the article written by the [authors] through discussing two points. First it will shed some light on the relationship between Utopia and Dystopia and taking the discussion in a slightly different direction that could strengthen their proposition in their article and second will clarify the aspect of emotion in the dark tourism experience.
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Een maatschappij en organisaties zonder zinloze bureacratie is misschien een Utopie maar wel nastrevenswaardig.
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Miriam Rasch vertelt over de kunstkritiek van de toekomst en wat de rol van digitale technologieën daarbij zou kunnen zijn. Over een denkbeeldige werkelijkheid, de criticus van de toekomst en robots die kunst herkennen.
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The aim of this article is to deconstruct the utopian character of Israel by analysing the case of Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem. In this illustration of how cultural heritage became dominated by Israel's utopia, this article proposes to create an inspirational alternative. Therefore, two tales of Bethlehem will be juxtaposed. Participatory observation and interviews were conducted in order to examine the context of Rachel's Tomb as well as the family of Claire Anastas. On this platform, different groups of people were invited to discuss complex political issues within the context of alternative tourism. By using Arendt's concept of the ‘agora’ and Habermas' theoretical framework, the lifeworld situation of the Palestinians has been addressed seriously. This creates the necessary condition in order to create hope in a highly politically unstable situation, such as the occupation and colonisation of the Palestinian territories. A critical value-laden perspective supports a stronger concept of communicative action in controversial areas. This concept functions as a structured approach to find an escape from the utopian supremacy of the Israeli ideology. It is an inclusive attempt to create room for a plural dialogue between all the lifeworlds of this region, Palestinians and Israelis.
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Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p.
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Er hebben de eerste meting 161 cliënten deelgenomen aan MOVE. Deze cliënten hebben een ZZP 3 C indicatie. Toch wijken ze qua socio-demografische kenmerken niet af van de totale BW-cliëntenpopulatie van de RIBW, zoals tijdens het UTOPIA-onderzoek in kaart is gebracht.
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Many contend that end-state planning is no longer either acceptable or feasible. However, outside the formal planning system, communities do conceive radical proposals for the places they live in. Our paper makes a plea for a renewed appreciation of Utopias by revealing the diversity of such imagined futures of a place. By means of a review of the nature of 12 locally emerging Utopias in the Netherlands, combined with a literature review, we propose to use spectra to characterise imagined futures, bringing nuance to the debate and a re-appreciation of the transformative power of Utopian stories about futures of places.
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Being an artist in Post-Fordist Times, sketches a provocative impression of the manner in which prominent artists, theorests and art intermediaries relate to economic, political, social and ecological issues. It presents an instructive narrative about power and impotence, cyniscism and utopia, nihilism and engagement aimed at all those who presently dare themselves to call themselves artists and everyone who wants to understand and defend the importance of the role of the arts in society
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