The Situationist International - A Critical Handbook (Paperback)

From its foundation in 1957 to its self-dissolution in 1972, the Situationist International established itself as one of the most radical revolutionary organisations of the twentieth century. This book brings together leading researchers on the SI to provide a comprehensive critical analysis of the group's key concepts and contexts, from its relationship to earlier artistic avant-gardes, romanticism, Hegelianism, the history of the workers' movement and May '68 to the concepts and practices of 'spectacle', 'constructed situations', 'everyday life' and 'detournement'. The volume also considers historically underexamined areas of the SI, including the situation of women in the group and its opposition to colonialism and racism. With contributions from a broad range of thinkers including Anselm Jappe and Michael Loewy, this account takes a fresh look at the complex workings of a group that has come to define radical politics and culture in the post-war period.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2020
Editors:	Alastair Hemmens • Gabriel Zacarias
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-3889-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, First World War to 1960 > Surrealism & Dada
LSN:	0-7453-3889-5
Barcode:	9780745338897

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