Community in Avant-Garde Literature and Politics

Zrinka Božić is Assistant Professor of Literary Theory and History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her research interests include narrative theory, intersections between literature and philosophy, the position of literature and literary theory in relation to politics, avant-garde theory and practice, theories of representation and problems of testimony.

• 1. The Dis-/Appearing Community: The Avant-Garde, Politics, and Literature.- 2. Manifesting Dispossession: Politics of the Avant-Garde.- 3. Literary Communities and the Political.- 4. Experiencing Community: Theoretical Collectives and Circles.- 5. Totalitarian Subject(s) and Literature.- 6. Art Collective and the Politics of Anonymity.- 7. Conclusion.