Dada begins as anti-art in the wreckage of the First World War, but it keeps escaping its own moment. Mira and Theo follow Cabaret Voltaire, Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, readymades, photomontage, Neo-Dada, punk graphics, classroom provocations, and meme culture to ask how absurdity became a durable modern tool for attacking stale systems of meaning. Created with NotebookLM.

Sources cited:

- A brief history of Dada - Christie's: https://www.christies.com/en/stories/a-brief-history-of-dada-2750621118d343b2b011cef2027d3de3

- Dada Graphic Design: A Guide to the Art of Anti-Art & Rebellion - Mew Design Docs: https://docs.mew.design/blog/dada-design-style/

- Neo-Dada Movement Overview - The Art Story: https://www.theartstory.org/movement/neo-dada/

- The Birth of Dada - History Today: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/birth-dada

- The Dada And Punk Movements - UKEssays.com: https://www.ukessays.com/essays/music/the-dada-and-punk-movements.php

- What's the Difference Between Dadaism and Surrealism? - TheCollector: https://www.thecollector.com/whats-the-difference-between-dadaism-and-surrealism/

- Using Avant-garde Art to Foster Active Learning in the Classroom - SUNY Open Access Repository: https://soar.suny.edu/bitstreams/1a7f6c1d-73f7-4a88-9b3a-b536c72bacbd/download

- University of Tennessee PDF source captured by NotebookLM: https://voljournals.utk.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2743&context=utk_chanhonoproj

NotebookLM showed 10 sources for the Dada notebook. One visible source label was only "Just a moment...", so it is not cited here as an article source.