The Avant-Garde Studies group is open to all with an interest in the historical avant-garde. You don’t need to be a student or researcher to join.

To participate, simply come along to one of our discussion sessions. You can find a calendar of our upcoming sessions below.

The reading for each session is distributed through our mailing list one week in advance. If you’ve missed the cut-off point but would still like to receive the materials, feel free to get in touch.

Upcoming Sessions

Date Time Session Location
28 October 2025 7-8.30 pm Wallace Stevens, 'The Man With the Blue Guitar' Room 104, Centre for British Studies, Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Str. 60, 10117 Berlin
25 November 2025 7-8.30 pm The Heteronyms of Fernando Pessoa Room 104, Centre for British Studies, Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Str. 60, 10117 Berlin
20 January 2026 7-8.30 pm Expressionist Architecture Between Utopia and the Market Room 104, Centre for British Studies, Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Str. 60, 10117 Berlin
10 February 2026 7-8.30 pm Marcel Duchamp, the Readymade and Other Activities Room 104, Centre for British Studies, Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Str. 60, 10117 Berlin

Until 2021 the group met at Birkbeck College, London. Current meetings take place at the Centre for British Studies, HU Berlin.

For a list of all previous sessions click here.