En garde, Avant-Garde 20/21

[english below]

Nedavno iskustvo pobuna i gubitka iluzija, intenzivno recikliranje ratnih priča kao resursa za nove ratove i političke rekonfiguracije, aktuelizacija revolucionarnih pokreta i praksi u društvu koje se reflektuju u kulturi donekle podsećaju na ukupnu situaciju iz koje su svojevremeno proizašli avangardni pokreti, i reflektovali društveni kontekst pre, za vreme i posle Prvog svetskog rata. Osmotički procesi imanentni avangardnim praksama biće razmatrani u formi otvorene učionice – mlađa generacija naučnika/naučnica i oni koji su istraživali avangarde u prošlosti, uporediće epistemologiju i ukupni kontekst istraživanja. Kritičke prakse – one u umetnosti, nastojeći na kontinuitetu u metodu, ili one aktuelne javne intervencije u medijski diskurs i javni prostor – pozvane su da ispitaju današnju i moguću kritiku kao i njenu ulogu u društvu.

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The recent experience of rebellion and disillusionment, the intensive recycling of war stories as a resource for new wars and political reconfigurations, the reintroduction of revolutionary movements and practices as topical in the society and their reflection in culture, somewhat resemble the overall disposition the historical avant-garde movements once originated from and reflected the social context before, during and after World War I. The osmotic processes immanent to the avant-garde practices will be considered in the form of public classroom – the younger generation of researchers and those who have researched avant-gardes in the past will compare the epistemology and the overall context of the research. Critical practices – whether in art, insisting upon continuity within the method, or as public interventions into the media discourse and public space – are invited to examine today’s and possible critique, as well as its role in society.