Over fifty years after the Situationist International appeared, they continue to influence activists, artists and theorists. From the Invisible Committee's bestselling The Coming Insurrection to Iain Sinclair's psychogeographic explorations, their work is still found to be rich with possibilities, yet its breadth and diversity is still unexplored. In the first account since Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces (1989), McKenzie Wark traces the Situationist International's beginnings in 1950s bohemian Paris up to the explosive days of May 1968. This account puts the legendary figure of Guy Debord back into the context of the other fascinating figures who made up the movement, including Constant, Asger Jorn, Michele Bernstein and Jacqueline De Jong. It treats them as an international movement of conflicting passions rather than as a Paris coterie. Accessible to those who have only just discovered the Situationists and filled with new insights, Wark reconnects their work to new practices in communication, built form, and everyday life.
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A sexy book for a sexy movement… This is a beautifully written, exciting and broad study, one that may perhaps become a definitive introduction to the SI for many. --Christopher Collier, Mute Magazine
Wark's readable explanation of the movement's ideas [...] is the best I have read. --Edwin Heathcote, Financial Time
Fascinating. --Jonathan Derbyshire, Guardian
Wark's readable explanation of the movement's ideas [...] is the best I have read. --Edwin Heathcote, Financial Time
Fascinating. --Jonathan Derbyshire, Guardian
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McKenzie Wark is the author of A Hacker Manifesto, Gamer Theory, 50 Years of Recuperation of the Situationist International and various other books. He teaches at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By booky
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I suspect this book is aimed at students of SI rather than those members of the general public (such as myself) who have a rather less scholarly interest in the subject.
I cannot fault his research, and the writing style is as times very engaging, but I often found myself adrift and having to re-read long passages to try and grasp what the author was trying to get across. Some terms are not defined and I had to use google more than once to try and make sense of the text.
All in all a flawed book but not without considerable merits.
I cannot fault his research, and the writing style is as times very engaging, but I often found myself adrift and having to re-read long passages to try and grasp what the author was trying to get across. Some terms are not defined and I had to use google more than once to try and make sense of the text.
All in all a flawed book but not without considerable merits.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Bookish
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This is another Verso classic: Wark presents a readable but still highly informative and original insight into the life and times of the Situationist International. What I found most interesting is that, unlike much of the other SI criticism out there, Wark does not dwell too predominantly on Guy Debord - instead, he considers other members like Lefebvre etc., which made this a refreshing take. Overall, a very enjoyable read - scholarly and fun - I definitely recommend it!
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Just arrived today and I have read 30 pages...
This is a sublime work of research, writing and creativity.
I can smell Paris reading it and am excited and inspired by the content.
This is a sublime work of research, writing and creativity.
I can smell Paris reading it and am excited and inspired by the content.
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