From Futurism to Surrealism: European Avant-Gardes Before and After the First World War (ELCS0031)

Module Description:

This module introduces students to the European historical avant-gardes, focusing on Italian Futurism, Dada, and French Surrealism. Students examine literary and critical texts, manifestos by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Tristan Tzara, André Breton and others, and paintings by various European artists, and reflect upon how the history of these movements has been told, and the theory of the avant-garde elaborated over time.

Aims and Learning Outcomes:

gain a critical understanding of the Futurist, Dada, and Surrealist movements
	become familiar with primary and secondary sources on the subject
	learn to apply key tools for literary, visual, and theoretical analysis
	develop skills to support a critical analysis of prescribed topics or problems, and structure a sustained and original argument
Suggested Reading:

In preparation for the module, we advise reading the following text, which can be accessed throuth the UCL Library:

Luca Somigli, “Introduction: The Artist in Modernity,” in Legitimizing the Artis: Manifesto Writing and European Modernism 1885-1915 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003), pp. 3-28

This module explores the educational impact of digital technologies and infrastructure through their capacities to both amplify and disrupt conventional forms...

Learning Environments in the Digital World: managing technology-enabled learning alongside physical space provision (BREI0003)

This module explores the educational impact of digital technologies and infrastructure through their capacities to both amplify and disrupt conventional forms of pedagogy and spatial configurations. It focuses on various aspects of the digital world, including virtual environments, augmented learning, innovation spaces, fab labs, the internet of things, and data analytics (both in terms of smart buildings and for personalised learning). In particular, the module will critically examine the changing role of physical space in the delivery of teaching and learning where education is going online and becoming hybrid. Students will consider real world based scenarios where digital technologies are intersecting with physical environments, so as to assess estates, pedagogic and economic implications.