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Is it ever justified for a people to destroy their cultural heritage?


Is it ever justified for a people to destroy their cultural heritage?

How to deal with symbols of hate?

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on June 13, 2020April 15, 2021 by Zak Felix

The Futurist Manifesto by Filippo T. Marinetti – Full Text


The Futurist Manifesto by Filippo T. Marinetti – Full Text

The sensational manifesto as it was published on the front page of Le Figaro in 1909

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on January 12, 2020March 5, 2021 by Zak Felix

Mussolini and Marinetti: A Timeline of the Fascist-Futurist alliance


Mussolini and Marinetti: A Timeline of the Fascist-Futurist alliance

The uneasy coalition between a poet and a dictator ended up in destroyed dreams

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on December 30, 2019July 3, 2020 by Zak Felix

The racist myth of Japanese grinding human bones into gunpowder


The racist myth of Japanese grinding human bones into gunpowder

Its possible origins and why the founder of Futurism admired it

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on December 25, 2019February 27, 2022 by Zak Felix

Three possible reasons why Italy lagged behind Europe for centuries


Three possible reasons why Italy lagged behind Europe for centuries

Why Italy’s modernization has been, and continues to be, problematic?

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on November 21, 2019July 14, 2020 by Zak Felix

Erasing history: Iconic photos of eight types of iconoclasm


Erasing history: Iconic photos of eight types of iconoclasm

The motives of iconoclasm range from politics, religion, war, vengeance to art

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on November 15, 2019April 3, 2022 by Zak Felix

The Italian poet who detested romantic love


The Italian poet who detested romantic love

Why the Italian poet, Marinetti, considered romantic love “a sickness”?

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 15, 2019February 13, 2022 by Zak Felix

Futurists vs Romantics: Extreme views on technology and nature


Futurists vs Romantics: Extreme views on technology and nature

Gazing at the stars, from Goethe, Marinetti to Google Sky

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 8, 2019January 23, 2021 by Zak Felix

Filippo T. Marinetti: Manifeste du Futurisme

Lisez ci-dessous le texte intégral du Manifeste futuriste, publié en première page du Figaro. Cliquez ici pour la traduction en anglais. Pour l’analyse du texte…

Posted on September 7, 2019June 20, 2020 by Zak Felix

Italian Futurists: The first to love and worship the machine


Italian Futurists: The first to love and worship the machine

The machine demonized, deified, humanized and eventually merged with us

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 5, 2019November 5, 2021 by Zak Felix

‘Destroy museums!’–Why an Italian waged war against the past


‘Destroy museums!’–Why an Italian waged war against the past

Those who embraced state-sponsored iconoclasm as a fast track to modernization

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 5, 2019December 19, 2021 by Zak Felix

The misogynist who supported feminist causes—mostly inadvertently


The misogynist who supported feminist causes—mostly inadvertently

The Italian Futurist poet, F. T. Marinetti, was a misogynist and a proto-feminist all at once

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 4, 2019September 26, 2021 by Zak Felix

Was Futurism proto-fascism?


Was Futurism proto-fascism?

The most important elements of Fascism could be traced to Italian Futurist writings years earlier

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 4, 2019September 27, 2021 by Zak Felix

Futurism: On turning speed into a pseudo-religious experience


Futurism: On turning speed into a pseudo-religious experience

‘Speed is Divine’: Why the Italian poet Marinetti spoke of speed in religious terms

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on September 4, 2019September 27, 2021 by Zak Felix

Gloriously masculine and mechanical: The Futurist Manifesto


Gloriously masculine and mechanical: The Futurist Manifesto

The three themes of their manifesto show how the Futurists envisioned the modern world a century ago

ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Posted on August 29, 2019September 18, 2020 by Zak Felix

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 Candide
 Carrie
 Of Mice and Men
 The Giver
 A Wrinkle in Time
 The Communist Manifesto
 A Farewell to Arms
 The Art of Love
 Story of O
 Mahomet
 The Metamorphosis
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