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The posthuman Dada guide : Tzara and Lenin play chess
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The posthuman Dada guide : Tzara and Lenin play chess

by Andrei Codrescu

This alphabetical guide examines the conflict between artistic radicalism and political ideology through an imagined 1916 chess match between Tristan Tzara and V. I. Lenin. It explores how Dadaist principles might be applied to navigating a posthuman world.

Accession 8659 ISBN 9780691137780 Publisher Princeton University Press
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