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The Shock of the New ⟩ Modernism from 1890 – 1980

This series will examine the life-support system that informed you, the fluid in which we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also its offspring.

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TSOTN Past Episodes

• Ep01: The Shock of the New ⟩ The Mechanical Paradise
• Ep02: The Shock of the New ⟩ The Powers That Be
• Ep03: The Shock of the New ⟩ The Landscape of Pleasure
• Ep04: The Shock of the New ⟩ Trouble in Utopia </aside>

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EP04: Trouble in Utopia

• Mini Overview
• Meaningful Overview

Linear Hyper-Overviews

• Main figures and movements/styles
• Full list of named figures
• Full list of movements, schools, and styles </aside>

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Hughes, R. [1991] The Shock of the new pages 228 - 303.pdf

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• Modernism Ep04 ⟩ “Trouble in Utopia”, Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup </aside>

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BONUS MATERIALS

• Best video of all time about Modernist architecture </aside>