Tag Archives: Situationists

The Situationists and May 1968

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

We share an essay by Miguel Amorós critically analysing the situationist reading of and role in May 68 (from libcom.org), followed by a series of Situationist texts from the events of May 68 … A brief review of the role played … Continue reading →

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May 68: A Situationist reading

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

People strolled, dreamed, learned how to live. … For the first time youth really existed.  Not the social category invented for the needs of the commodity economy by sociologists and economists, but the only real youth, of life lived without … Continue reading →

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The situationists in algeria

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

Without any suggestion that the Situationist texts posted below offer a complete understanding of the algerian struggle for national liberation, without any idolatry of words, but solely with the intent of complementing our last post on traditions of autonomy in … Continue reading →

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The russian revolution of 1917: The Dada counterpoint

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

Dada remains within the framework of European weaknesses; its still shit, but from now on we want to shit in different colours to adorn the zoo of art with the flags of every consulate. Tristan Tzara, Manifesto of Monsieur Antipyrine … Continue reading →

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An illustrated guide to Guy Debord’s “The Society of the Spectacle”

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Julius Gavroche

From Hyperallergic, a brief, illustrated reflection on Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle, authored by Tiernan Morgan and Lauren Purje (10/08/2016) …

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From film of denunciation to the revolutionary use of film

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Julius Gavroche

R. Magritte, La trahison des images Le monde est déjà filmé.  Il s’agit maintenant de le transformer Guy Debord Contemporary social movements have contributed to and have been sustained by a proliferation of media production, often described as alternative, in … Continue reading →

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15M: A Cartography of the Spanish Revolution 62

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

Um historial fotográfico do 15M/A history of 15M in photographs … A Photo Album of 15M

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