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Situationism and Relateds
Society of the SpectacleSociety of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
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The foundational text. Probably best tackled after some of the more accessible stuff I hereby list. Not foundational at all then...
Revolution of Everyday LifeRevolution of Everyday Life by Raoul Vaneigem
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ever felt degraded/objectified? ever felt communication was only ever "pseudo"? ever felt capitalism was unlivable? This is your bible.
Guy Debord and the Situationist International: Texts and Documents (October Books)Guy Debord and the Situationist International: Texts and Documents (October Books) by T McDonough
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The best anthology of situ texts around.
Guy Debord (Critical Lives)Guy Debord (Critical Lives) by Andrew Merrifield
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beginners : start here...
Guy DebordGuy Debord by A Jappe
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...then go here for an overview of Debord's 'intellectual life'...
Guy Debord: Revolution in the Service of PoetryGuy Debord: Revolution in the Service of Poetry by Vincent Kaufmann
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...or maybe here. It would be a well NOT RANDOM turn to take.
How to Be IdleHow to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
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okay...so this lacks anything like the intellectual content of your situ stuff. However, it's good to know people are still carrying a simularly styled torch and this is a charming little volume.
Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge - and Why We MustCulture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge - and Why We Must by Kalle Lasn
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However sloppy and half-baked the redults it is heartening to know certain factions (the 'adbusting' community) still seek to incarnate situ ideas.
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics)One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics) by Herbert Marcuse
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The so-called "frankfurt school" are brethen's to the cause and this is an accessible and challenging work.
Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics)Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics) by Henri Alain-Fournier
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a life as romantic and surprising as one lived in the lost domain describe herein is what we (situs) demand!