Ken Knabb

Content by or about Ken Knabb (1945 - ) an American writer, translator, and radical theorist, known for his translations of Guy Debord and the Situationist International. Knabb was a member of the situationist groups Council for the Eruption of the Marvelous, Contradiction and sole member of Bureau of Public Secrets.

Chapter 2: Foreplay

Chapter 1: Some Facts of Life

The joy of revolution - Ken Knabb

Ken Knabb's book The Joy of Revolution which examines the pros and cons of diverse radical tactics and speculates on how a stateless, classless,…

Contradiction cover

Remarks on Contradiction and its failure

Ken Knabb's notes on the US pro-situ group Contradiction of which he was a member, its work, dissolution and 'failure'.

the original typewritten text of this article

A radical group in Hong Kong

An account and critique of the 1970s Hong Kong libertarian socialist group 70s Front by Ken Knabb.

the original text from a leaflet

We don’t want full employment, we want full lives!

Instead of more work, Ken Knabb argues against the rationality of the whole capitalist system which causes mass unemployment at the same time as…

Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord - Treason pamphlet

Comments on CrimethInc. - Ken Knabb

Some critical notes on the US anarchist group CrimethInc. following the publication of their book, Days of War, Nights of Love by webmaster of…

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Preface to the Situationist International Anthology

Ken Knabb's introduction to the anthology of his translations of SI texts.