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Module Description:听

This module examines the birth, developments, and end of Futurism in Italy. The Futurist movement (1909-1944), under the leadership of Marinetti, welcomed the new in its battle against the past and presented the world with a stream of manifestos for change on every subject. The module focuses on literature, the visual arts, photography and music; by looking at a variety of primary sources (manifestos and creative outputs), students are encouraged to reflect upon the notion of avant-garde and issues of canon formation, cultural tradition, and innovation in the arts. A variety of secondary sources help students develop an awareness of the different approaches in scholarship on Futurism.听

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Aims and Learning Outcomes:听

• gain a critical understanding of Italian Futurism听

• become familiar with primary and secondary sources on the subject听

• learn to apply key tools for literary and visual analysis听

• develop skills in identifying and using good-quality studies to support a critical analysis of prescribed topics or problems, and in structuring a sustained and original argument听

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Suggested Reading:听

In preparation for the module, we advise reading the following text. This can be found in the UCL Library; in case you cannot access the library and get this title, please contact the module tutor.听

• Guenter Berghaus, 鈥淚ntroduction鈥� (all sections, excluding the last one on 鈥淭oward an Avant-Garde Conception of the Performing Arts: Alfred Jarry and Wassily Kandinsky), in Theatre, Performance, and the Historical Avant-Garde (New York-Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan, 2005), pp. 1-45听