Iva Glisic May 21, 2020
The Futurist Files Avant-Garde, Politics, and Ideology in Russia, 1905–1930 Northern Illinois University Press 2018 https://bookshop.org/books/the-futurist-files-avant-garde-politics-and-ideology-in-russia-19051930 Futurism was Russia's first avant-garde movement. Gatecrashing the Russian public sphere in the early twentieth century, the movement called for the destruction of everything old, so that the past could not hinder the creation of a new, modern society. Over the next two decades, the protagonists of Russian Futurism pursued their goal of modernizing human experience through radical art. The success of this mission has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Critics have often characterized Russian Futurism as an expression of utopian daydreaming by young artists who were unrealistic in their visions of Soviet society and naïve in their comprehension of the Bolshevik political agenda. In [The Futurist Files: Avant-Garde, Politics, and Ideology in Russia, 1905–1930](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0875807909/?tag=newbooinhis-20) (Northern Illinois University Press, 2018), [Iva Glisic](https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/iva-glisic) challenges this view, demonstrating that Futurism took a calculated and systematic approach to its contemporary socio-political reality. This approach ultimately allowed Russia's Futurists to devise a unique artistic practice that would later become an integral element of the distinctly Soviet cultural paradigm. Drawing upon a unique combination of archival materials and employing a theoretical framework inspired by the works of philosophers such as Lewis Mumford, Karl Mannheim, Ernst Bloch, Fred Polak, and Slavoj Žižek, The Futurist Files presents Futurists not as blinded idealists, but rather as active and judicious participants in the larger project of building a modern Soviet consciousness. This fascinating study ultimately stands as a reminder that while radical ideas are often dismissed as utopian, and impossible, they did―and can―have a critical role in driving social change. It will be of interest to art historians, cultural historians, and scholars and students of Russian history. https://newbooksnetwork.com/iva-glisic-the-futurist-files-avant-garde-politics-and-ideology-in-russia-1905-1930-niu-press-2018 Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/?utm_campaign=ww-all-2a-mail-pmm_mail-protonmail_signature&utm_source=proton_users&utm_medium=cta&utm_content=sent_with_protonmail_secure_email) Secure Email. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3407): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/3407 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/78179591/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
