Oct 31, 2009

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Avant-Garde Fascism

Avant-Garde Fascism: The Mobilization of Myth, Art, and Culture in France, 1909–1939Mark AntliffDurham and London: Duke University Press,  2007Mark Antliff, a professor of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University, has put together a useful analysis of the cultural-aesthetic memes utilized by French fascists of 1909-1939 to promote their visions of national...

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Aug 13, 2009

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A Clockwork Orange

As is the norm for Kubrick movies, the critics did not seem entirely comfortable with this avant garde movie. They claimed that it was just a crude and very dangerous display of sado-masochism dressed up as high art.And, of course, on a marketing level the critics were absolutely right. This is not a movie you want your kids to see or your adult friends and acquaintances to...

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Jun 18, 2009

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Preparing the Next Rebirth

Men–Art–WarMikulas KolyaLincoln, Nebr.: iUniverse, 2006Men-Art-War is a self-published collection of ten philosophical short stories-stories, that is, which appear intended to illustrate the author’s Weltanschauung. Self-publishing seems destined to assume greater importance in American life, as the cultural gatekeepers become ever more ruthless to our people and...

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