Surrealism is widely thought of as an artistic movement that
flourished in Europe between the two world wars. However, during
the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, diverse radical affinity groups,
underground subcultures, and student protest movements proclaimed
their connections to surrealism. Radical Dreams argues that
surrealism was more than an avant-garde art movement; it was a
living current of anti-authoritarian resistance. Featuring
perspectives from scholars across the humanities and,
distinctively, from contemporary surrealist practitioners, this
volume examines surrealism’s role in postwar oppositional
cultures. It demonstrates how surrealism’s committed engagement
extends beyond the parameters of an artistic style or historical
period, with chapters devoted to Afrosurrealism, Ted Joans, punk,
the Situationist International, the student protests of May ’68,
and other topics. Privileging interdisciplinary, transhistorical,
and material culture approaches, contributors address
surrealism’s interaction with New Left politics, protest
movements, the sexual revolution, psychedelia, and other
subcultural trends around the globe. A revelatory work, Radical
Dreams definitively shows that the surrealist movement was
synonymous with cultural and political radicalism. It will be
especially valuable to those interested in the avant-garde,
contemporary art, and radical social movements. In addition to the
editors, the contributors to this volume include Mikkel Bolt
Rasmussen, Jonathan P. Eburne, David Hopkins, Claire Howard,
Michael Löwy, Alyce Mahon, Gavin Parkinson, Grégory Pierrot,
Penelope Rosemont, Ron Sakolsky, Marie Arleth Skov, Ryan Standfest,
and Sandra Zalman.
General
Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Refiguring Modernism |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Editors: |
Elliott H. King
• Abigail Susik
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Dimensions: |
241 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
270 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-09145-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-271-09145-2 |
Barcode: |
9780271091457 |
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