Dada and Existentialism: The Authenticity of Ambiguity By Elizabeth Benjamin

Dada and Existentialism: The Authenticity of Ambiguity By Elizabeth Benjamin Hardcover 1137563672 9781137563675 Dada and Existentialism: The Authenticity of Ambiguity Offering new critical approaches to Dada as quintessential part of the Avant Garde, Dada and Existentialism: the Authenticity of Ambiguity reassesses the movement as a form of (proto ) Existentialist philosophy. Dada is often dismissed as an anti art movement with a merely destructive theoretical impetus. French Existentialism is often condemned for its perceived quietist implications. However, closer analysis reveals a preoccupation with philosophy in the former and with art in the latter. Moreover, neither was nonsensical or meaningless; both reveal a rich individualist ethics aimed at the amelioration of the individual and society.The first major comparative study of Dada and Existentialism, this text contributes new perspectives on Dada as movement, historical legacy, and field of study. Analysing Dada works through Existentialist literature across the themes of choice, alienation, responsibility, freedom and truth, the text posits that Dada and Existentialism both advocate the creation of a self that aims for authenticity through ambiguity.

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Offering new critical approaches to Dada as quintessential part of the Avant Garde Dada and Existentialism the Authenticity of Ambiguity reassesses the movement as a form of proto Existentialist philosophy Dada is often dismissed as an anti art movement with a merely destructive theoretical impetus French Existentialism is often condemned for its perceived quietist implications However closer analysis reveals a preoccupation with philosophy in the former and with art in the latter Moreover neither was nonsensical or meaningless both reveal a rich individualist ethics aimed at the amelioration of the individual and society. Dada and existentialism pdf free download The first major comparative study of Dada and Existentialism this text contributes new perspectives on Dada as movement historical legacy and field of study Analysing Dada works through Existentialist literature across the themes of choice alienation responsibility freedom and truth the text posits that Dada and Existentialism both advocate the creation of a self that aims for authenticity through ambiguity Dada and Existentialism The Authenticity of Ambiguity

Dada and Existentialism: The Authenticity of Ambiguity By Elizabeth Benjamin
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