YSDN 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Constitutional Monarchy, October Revolution, Utopia
2 Dec 2017
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Did not mean/want to be aesthetically pleasing. Thought cubism had evolved into an elite practice. The fact that it was in a gallery is what constituted it being allowed to be art . Punk movement inspired by dada (would never admit it) Some societies believe that the only path to utopia is to burn everything down first. 1907 - russia moving towards idea of constitutional monarch. Ww2 is a war of utopian ideologies. Capitalism developing in diff companies (but was utopianism) Collectivisation model (doing your work for the benefit of the people) Hitler took advantage of disparity and desperation of german people to form natzi party. Obsession with trying to eurtiarize emotions, to use rational thought into order to to make sense. We identify what something means by focusing on everything it is not. Roland barthes (lol dont read him until 3rd/4th yr) How meaning was brought about by a system of signs working together.
