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Utopias in conflict. History, political discourse and advertising
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The concepts of 'utopia' and 'ideology' were key elements in political debate in the twentieth century, but seem to have disappeared from the scene in the twenty-first. After the collapse of communism, the media and intellectuals announced the demise of utopia, coinciding with the end of history and ideology. In common parlance, the use of the terms largely remains pejorative or, in academic circles, conceptually ambiguous. Despite their inherent ambiguity, this paper reflects on the role played by the concepts of utopia, hope and political imagination in the mobilisation of people. Three recent examples of advertisements are analysed in order to understand how utopian rhetoric is used and how their reception depends on their inclusion within broader cultural and political narratives.
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MIRAS BORONAT, Núria Sara. Utopias in conflict. History, political discourse and advertising. Critical Discourse Studies. 2016. Vol. 13, num. 3, pags. 310-324. ISSN 1740-5904. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/166884