Globalizing the Avant-Garde - (European Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies) (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- How has the process of globalization shaped artistic practices on the one hand, and art history and theory on the other?
- About the Author: Professor David Ayers, University of Kent, UK; Professor Margarida Brito Alves, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Professor Joana Cunha Leal, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Professor Benedikt Hjartarson, University of Iceland, Iceland.
- 499 Pages
- Literary Criticism, European
- Series Name: European Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies
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About the Book
This volume reflects on the process of the globalization of the avant-gardes in the arts and literature, and on the situation of artistic avant-gardes in the broader context of societal globalization. The contributors analyze the various ways in whiBook Synopsis
How has the process of globalization shaped artistic practices on the one hand, and art history and theory on the other? The contributions in this volume approach this question from a range of perspectives, taking into account the role of travel, for example, or practitioners' increasing knowledge of other cultures, art's increasing awareness of itself as existing on a global level, literary translation, the advance of technology, and the ever-changing grand narratives of art history. As well as reflections on European avant-gardes and neo-avant-gardes, the collection features discussions of Japan, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. As a whole, the volume engages with broader current discourses about cultural globalization, and features input from leading scholars around the world as well as some important novel interventions by early-career researchers. The authors not only make a major contribution to the evolution of avant-garde studies, but also offer valuable, original points of view to art history and to the cultural theory of globalization more broadly.
About the Author
Professor David Ayers, University of Kent, UK; Professor Margarida Brito Alves, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Professor Joana Cunha Leal, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Professor Benedikt Hjartarson, University of Iceland, Iceland.