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Leaving the Twentieth Century

By Mckenzie Wark

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Leaving the Twentieth Century

By Mckenzie Wark

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The Situationist International, which leaped to the fore during the Paris tumult of 1968, has extended its revolutionary influence right up to the present day. In Leaving the Twentieth Century, the movement is captured for the first time in its full range and diversity. McKenzie Wark traces the group’s development from the bohemian Paris of the ’50s to the explosive days of May ’68. She introduces the group as an ensemble, revealing the work and activities of thinkers previously obscured by the reputation of founding member Guy Debord. Roaming through Europe and exploring the vital lives its members—including Constant, Asger Jorn, Michèle Bernstein, Alexander Trocchi, and Jacqueline de Jong—Wark uncovers a group riven with conflicting passions. She follows the narrative beyond 1968, to the Situationists International’s disintegration and beyond: the ideas of T. J. Clark, the Fourierist utopia of Raoul Vaneigem, René Vienet’s earthy situationist cinema, Gianfranco Sanguinetti’s pranking of the Italian ruling class, Alice Becker-Ho’s account of the anonymous language of the Romany, and Debord’s late films and his surprising work as a game designer.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
412
Release Date:
2024-08-20
Publication Date:
2024-09-03
Publisher:
Verso Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1804294861
ISBN13:
9781804294864
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
374 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
209 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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