This book provides a conceptual and global overview of the field of Surrealist studies. Methodologically, the companion considers Surrealism’s many achievements, but also its historical shortcomings, to illuminate its connections to the historical and cultural moment(s) from which it originated and to assess both the ways in which it still shapes our world in inspiring ways and the ways in which it might appear problematic as we look back at it from a twenty-first-century vantage point. Contributions from experienced scholars will enable professors to teach the subject more broadly, by opening their eyes to aspects of the field that are on the margins of their expertise, and it will enable scholars to identify new areas of study in their own work, by indicating lines of research at a tangent to their own.
The companion will reflect the interdisciplinarity of Surrealism by incorporating discussions pertaining to the visual arts, as well as literature, film, and political and intellectual history.
Edited by:
Kirsten Strom
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9780367689285
ISBN 10: 0367689286
Series: Routledge Art History and Visual Studies Companions
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 29 November 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Introduction Kirsten Strom Part One: Concepts and Practices Exploratory Themes 1. Dreams and Humor Natalya Lusty 2. Play, Games and Chance Susan Laxton 3. The Marvelous and the Uncanny Andrea Gremels and Kirsten Strom 4. Convulsive Beauty and Mad Love Gavin Parkinson 5. The Occult, Magic and Alchemy Rachael Grew 6. Toward a Total Animism: Surrealism and Nature Kristoffer Nohedon Protestations 7. Capitalism and Colonialism Michael Richardson 8. Limits Not Frontiers: Surrealist Resistance to Nationalism, Patriotism, and Militarism Krzysztof Fijalkowski 9. Catholicism and Family Values Miguel Escribano Creative Applications 10. Verbal Techniques Madeleine Chalmers 11. Visual Techniques Elliott King 12. Buñuel and Dalí, Un Chien andalou Elza Adamowicz Part Two: Lessons from Paris Tensions and Dissensions 13. ""Anarchy""…or Anarchism?: Dada in Paris and the Shifting Politics of Irreverence Theresa Papanikolas 14. Georges Bataille, André Breton and the Culture of Surrealism Raymond Spiteri 15. Surrealism and the French Communist Party Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen Public Interfaces 16. Surrealism’s Publics Rachel Silveri 17. Surrealism on Display: American Reception and Expansion Sandra Zalman Part Three: Situated Contexts: Adaptations and Translations 18. Surrealism in the Arab World Riad Kherdeen 19. Surrealism and Australia Gavin Yates 20. Surrealism in Belgium: A Never-Ending Story Pierre Taminiaux 21. Surrealism in the Caribbean in the 1940s: Transnational Encounters Paulina Caro Troncoso 22. Surrealism in Chicago Penelope Rosemont 23. Surrealism in China Lauren Walden 24. Surrealism in the Czech Lands Malynne Sternstein 25. Surrealism in England Christina Heflin 26. Surrealism in Greece Victoria Ferentinou 27. Surealis Yogya and other Surrealist Moments in Indonesia in the Twentieth Century Tessel Bauduin 28. Surrealism in Japan Chinghsin Wu 29. Surrealism in Mexico Melanie Nicholson 30. Romanian Surrealism Cosana Eram 31. Scandinavian Surrealism Kerry Greaves 32. Surrealist Dialogues in South America María Clara Bernal 33. Surrealism and Spain Maite Barragán 34. Surrealism and Post-War West Germany Patricia Allmer Part Four: Critical Dialogues The Politics of Collecting 35. L’élan surréaliste: Surrealist aspirations and the power and primacy of Oceanic Art Maia Nuku 36. The Surrealist Experience of Indigenous North America: A Second ""Discovery"" of the Americas Marco Polo Juarez Cruz Gender and Sexuality 37. Feminist Encounters with Surrealism: Revisiting the Formative Critiques Anna Watz 38. Visions of Androgyny Abigail Susik 39. Radical Muses Catriona McAra and Jonathan P. Eburne 40. Dismembered Muses and Mirrors that Bite: A Trans Perspective on Gender Variance in Surrealist Art Jordan Reznick Part Five: Further Reaches 41. The Intellectual Resonances of Surrealism Bruce Baugh 42. Surrealist Resonances in Contemporary Art Craig Adcock 43. The Hybrid and Surreal Memoirs of Tameca Cole, Raymond Towler, Shay Youngblood and Steve Cormany Rochelle Spencer 44. Inquiry on Surrealism in 2024 Jonathan P. Eburne, Krzysztof Fijalkowski, Andrea Gremels, Melanie Nicholson, Michael Richardson, Penelope Rosemont, Rachel Silveri, Rochelle Spencer, Abigail Susik, Pierre Taminiaux
Kirsten Strom is Professor of Art History at Grand Valley State University.
