Utopian discourse in Latin American culture

The paper considers the utopian discourse in Latin American culture late XX — early XXI centuries. The interpretation of utopia as one of the markers of Latin American identity forces us to pay special attention to this phenomenon. The analysis of the Latin American utopian tradition demonstrates the intensity of utopian thinking on the continent, as well as the productivity of its comprehension in the works of Latin American authors. The conceptual growth of the general Latin American reflection on utopia is associated with its practical aspect, which is at odds with the Anglo-Saxon tradition of thought perpetuating utopia as a literary genre. The methodology of textual and cross-cultural analysis used in the article made it possible to identify the main names (A.Reyes, A. A. Roig, G. Cerutti Guldberg, F. Ainsa and others) and original images and concepts that are inherent in the Latin American tradition (“laboratory of European utopias”, “utopia for others” and “our right to utopia”, “utopian function”). As well as it is possible to reveal research paradigms and scientific schools.