Abstract

Arguably, chaos and entropy are adaptive to activism and utopian theory; they trouble normative approaches to temporal progress, applying a non-linear and emergent approach to thinking about activism and possibility. [...] This initial exploratory definition of the nano-utopian describes moments that are fractions of [...] micro- utopian structures, or that may initially sit at a disconnect from them, differing mainly in the fact that they are unpredictable, unplanned or unexpected.

Highlights

  • This article presents the idea of a nano-utopian moment as a mode of utopian analysis for spontaneously arising acts of resistance

  • There are many unexpected paths, many fractured utopian moments; it supports the above move towards multiple singular moments that are fragmentary, grassroots and dispersive rather than domineering

  • Chaos and entropy are adaptive to activism and utopian theory; they trouble normative approaches to temporal progress, applying a nonlinear and emergent approach to thinking about activism and possibility

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Introduction

This article presents the idea of a nano-utopian moment as a mode of utopian analysis for spontaneously arising acts of resistance It introduces Ernst Bloch's concept of utopia as a disruptive process (1995), one that is forward-facing and aims to create a better world. The article looks at some of the existing theories on modes of processbased activist utopias, exploring how these arguments are productive in developing the field of activist utopian studies These micro-utopias mainly describe events and projects that are small, planned resistances and social. The new nano-utopian category aims to describe unplanned or spontaneous activist moments, viewing them as accelerated processes of self-organisation that appear to arise out of chaotic situations or breakdown. The movement, where student protestors were holding up umbrellas to protect themselves from teargas, went viral on social media, triggering massive spontaneous self-organisation (Cheng and Chan, 2017)

Utopia as Process
The Utopian Potential of Chaos and Entropy
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