%0 Journal Article
%T Between ¡°Critique¡± and Propaganda: The Critical Self-Understanding of Art in the Historical Avant-Garde. The Case of Dada
%A Stefan-Sebastian Maftei
%J Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
%D 2011
%I Seminar for the Interdisciplinary Research of Religions and Ideologies
%X The purpose of this study is to analyze the tenets that relate to Dada¡¯s self-understanding of art. The phenomenon Dada is notoriously difficult to describe; some critics hesitate even to use the term ¡°movement.¡± Focusing on Dadaists¡¯ reflections about the phenomenon itself, we will try to delineate a general image of the Dada in the context of the European avant-gardes of the 20-th century. We will also try to analyze the historical and political context inside which the dada phenomenon occurred. Our main focus will be on two main tenets of Dadaism: the ¡°self-critical¡± feature of Dada¡¯s self-image as it emerges during the main phases of its history, especially during its early phase, and the political commitment of Dada during its last phases of development.
%K Dada
%K art
%K Romania
%K Hasidism
%K modernity
%K mostmodernity
%K politics
%K critique
%K ideology
%K propaganda
%U http://jsri.ro/ojs/index.php/jsri/article/view/477