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Informationen zum Autor Dr Dafydd Jones lectured in Art History at Cardiff School of Art between 1995-2010, where he remains faculty associate. He was formerly visiting researcher to the International Dada Archive and Research Centre at the University of Iowa, and edited the volume Dada Culture (2006). He is currently the Editor of the University of Wales Press. Klappentext This book presents theoretical engagements with Dada - the cultural formation routinely characterised as 'revolutionary' - in order to contest perpetuated assumptions that underlie the popular myth. Zusammenfassung This book presents theoretical engagements with Dada - the cultural formation routinely characterised as 'revolutionary' - in order to contest perpetuated assumptions that underlie the popular myth. Preface Illustrations Introduction: Against the 'Infamous Thing' 1. Dada's Radical Negation: The Declamators and Poets of Noise 2. Becoming the Dada Body: Masks, Dance and Mime 3. A Disintegrating Culture: Dada Violence and Degradation 4. Dadaist Disgust: Ideology Theory and the Manifesto Writings 5. Hans Arp: Resistance and the Philosophy of Virtual Creation 6. L'amiral cherche une maison a louer: The Counterpoint and Counterpolitics of Language 7. The Rude Product of Luxury: Dada Laughter Conclusion: Permanent Dada Appendix: Zurich Dada Chronology Bibliography Index
