The Host Dispatch: A Literary Podcast

What the Hell is Dada?


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Welcome to Season 4 of The Host Dispatch!! 

We're kicking this season off with another pressing question: "What the Hell is Dada?" Annar and Claire dive into the absurdity, revolution, play, and anti-art of the Dada movement, sharing some of their favorite writings from the likes of Tristan Tzara, Til Brugman, and Mina Loy.

Here's our curated Dada Reading List, including books we discuss in this episode:

Seven Dada Manifestos and Lampistries by Tristan Tzara 

The Dada Market Anthology edited by Willard Bohn


Dada: Themes and Movements (Phaidon), Rudolf Kuenzli

The Lost Lunar Baedeker: Poems by Mina Loy

Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood 

The Dada Spirit by Emmanuelle De L'Ecotais 

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