A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975

A Cultural History Of The Avant-garde In The Nordic Countries 1950-1975 Is The First Publication To Deal With The Postwar Avant-garde In The Nordic Countries. The Essays Cover A Wide Range Of Avant-garde Manifestations In Arts And Culture: Literature, The Visual Arts, Architecture And Design, Film, Radio, Television And The Performative Arts. It Is The First Major Historical Work To Consider The Nordic Avant-garde In A Transnational Perspective That Includes All The Arts And To Discuss The Role Of The Avant-garde Not Only Within The Aesthetic Field But In A Broader Cultural And Political Context: The Cultural Politics, Institutions And New Cultural Geographies After World War Ii, New Technologies And Media, Performative Strategies, Interventions Into Everyday Life And Tensions Between Market And Counterculture--provided By Publisher.