War, Women, and Sexuality in the Futurist Avant-Garde

Following an introduction of some of the most important Futurist women writers and artists who emerged during World War I and contributed to the journal L’Italia Futurista, Lucia Re, Professor of Italian and Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss the debate on women’s roles, sexuality, and gender equality that arose in conjunction with the publication of F. T. Marinetti’s How to Seduce Women(Come si seducono le donne, 1917).

 











When: Tue., May. 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Where: Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (at 89th St.)
212-423-3500
Price: $12, $8 members, free for students with RSVP
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Following an introduction of some of the most important Futurist women writers and artists who emerged during World War I and contributed to the journal L’Italia Futurista, Lucia Re, Professor of Italian and Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss the debate on women’s roles, sexuality, and gender equality that arose in conjunction with the publication of F. T. Marinetti’s How to Seduce Women(Come si seducono le donne, 1917).

 

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