One Hundred Years of Futurism

John London teaches in the School of Languages, Linguistics & Film at Queen Mary University of London.

• ContentsList of IllustrationsNotes on the ContributorsAcknowledgements Introduction: Futurism, Anti-Futurism, and the Forgotten CenturyJohn London Aesthetics and PoliticsChapter 1: Geographies of Futurism: Mapping the First Avant-gardeAndreas Kramer Chapter 2: Intersecting Planes: Futurism, Fascism, and GramsciJames Martin Chapter 3: Translating Futurism: Moving PossibilitiesJohn London Chapter 4: Twenty-First-Century Women Drivers – Futurism’s UnlikelySuccessors: Gender Constructions, B-Movies, and FuturismRicarda Vidal PerformanceForward is Forewarned: On Practitioners’ PerspectivesJohn London Chapter 5: Staging Futurism: Time, Space, Place, Pace, and the Performanceof Futurist SintesiGordon Ramsay Chapter 6: Writing Futurist Drama in 2009: A Futurist Doll’s HouseJohn London Chapter 7: The Possibilities for Dance: Words, Images, and Sounds in FreedomRebecca Frecknall Chapter 8: W−I−F + V−I−F = EFAbi Weaver Chapter 9: Depero and the Puzzle of ColoursLuke Allder Chapter 10: Sound-singing Carlo CarràLawrence Upton Chapter 11: Recipe for a Futurist DinnerAndrea Cusumano and Giuseppe Lomeo BibliographyIndex

'As London reminds us in the Introduction, the aim of the volume is "to make sure that the century of Futurism is not forgotten". The imperative to remember stems from the call for disruption and renewal of Futurism and the historic Avant-Garde captured here in all its rich creative zest. Ultimately the volume is a fascinating and creative rereading of a historical Avant-Garde movement that will appeal to practitioners and scholars alike.'