Stories from the Space Between
Stories from the Space Between is a podcast from the Space Between Society, a group of researchers interested in the study of the "space between" the two World Wars as well as the wars themselves. Join us for stories about the writers, artists, filmmakers, fads, fashions, technologies, economics, and politics of this radical period.
Stories from the Space Between
Surrealist Sabotage
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Space Between Society
What is Surrealist Sabotage and what does it have in common with "quiet quitting" and today's gig economy? This episode considers these questions as we look into the political aspects of surrealism with Abigail Susik, Associate Professor of Art History at Willamette University and author of Surrealist Sabotage and the War on Work (Manchester University Press, 2021). We discuss the war on work in early twentieth-century France, the "art strikes" they included, and the art work they inspired. While we cover well-known surrealists like André Breton and Louis Aragon, we also discuss perhaps lesser-known figures like Simon Breton and Óscar Domínguez.