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.

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

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
27 October 2026 NEW TIME
6.30-8.00 pm		 Helhesten (1941–44) and the Danish Avant-Garde NEW VENUE
Room 123, Centre for British Studies, Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin
18 November 2026 6.30-8.00 pm The New Schools in Russian Poetry: Ilya Zdanevich and Zaum Room 123, Centre for British Studies, Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin
17 December 2026 6.30-8.00 pm Christmas Edition: BYOT (Bring Your Own Text) Room 123, Centre for British Studies, Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin
22 January 2027 6.30-8.00 pm “Surrealism is Dead, Long Live Death!”: Archival Reconstruction of the Surrealist Group in England (1967–72) Room 123, Centre for British Studies, Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin
15 February 2027 6.30-8.00 pm Avant-Garde Poetry in the Scottish Chapbook Room 123, Centre for British Studies, Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin

For a list of all previous sessions click here.