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University of California,
Irvine October 12 1997 |
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Second Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student
Conference sponsored by the Department of English and
Comparative Literature and the Programs in Creative
Writing of the University of California, Irvine Keynote Address: Marjorie Perloff "Dada without Duchamp / Duchamp without Dada: Avant-Garde Tradition and the Individual Talent" Respondents: John Carlos Rowe, David Joselit, Laura O'Connor and Erika Greber
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rev*o*lu*tion, n. [ME. & OFr. revolucion; LL. revolutio, revolutus, pp. of revolvere], 1. movement of a body, as a star or planet, in an orbit or circle: in this sense distinguished from rotation. 2. the time taken for a body to go around an orbit and return to its original position. 3. a turn or twist; a bend or winding. Obs. 4. a turning or spinning motion of a body around a center or axis; rotation. 5. the action of turning over in discourse or talk, or in the mind; discussion; consideration; reflection. Obs. rare. 6. a complete cycle of events: as, the revolution of the seasons. 7. a complete or drastic change of any kind: as, a revolution in modern physics. 8. overthrow of a government, form of government, or social system, with another taking its place. Abbreviated rev. | |||||||||||
