Raoul Vaneigem

An archive of texts and documents by and about Raoul Vaneigem (1934- ), a Belgian writer and member of the Situationist International best known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life.

Raoul Vaneigem

Parisian barricade - 1871

Theses on the Paris Commune - Situationist International

The Situationists reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of a great revolutionary moment; "the…

Contributions to the Revolutionary Struggle Intended to be Discussed, Corrected and Principally Put Into Practice Without Delay

Contributions to The Revolutionary Struggle, Intended To Be Discussed, Corrected, And Principally, Put Into Practice Without Delay

Behold the society we will build. Behold the reason that we seek your destruction…

Basic Program of the Bureau of Unitary Urbanism - Raoul Vaneigem & Attila Kotányi

Basic Program of the Bureau of Unitary Urbanism

A cheesy advert for a fallout shelter featuring illustrations of stereotypical white suburban american family above a fallout shelter

Basic Banalities (Part 1) - Raoul Vaneigem

From Internationale Situationniste #7 (April 1962).

Basic Banalities (Part 2) - Raoul Vaneigem

From Internationale Situationniste #8 (January 1963).

Victory of the Paris Commune - a painting by Michèle Bernstein

Response to a Questionnaire from the Center for Socio-Experimental Art

SI Response to a Questionnaire from the Center for Socio-Experimental Art. From Internationale…

Some Theoretical Topics That Need To Be Dealt With Without Academic Debate or Idle Speculation - Raoul Vaneigem

From International Situationniste #10 (March 1966).

Aiming for Practical Truth - Raoul Vaneigem

From Internationale Situationniste #11.

Notice to the Civilized Concerning Generalized Self-Management - Raoul Vaneigem

Situationist Raoul Vaneigem on self-management and workers' control. From Internationale Situationniste #12 (September 1969).

The Book of Pleasures - Raoul Vaneigem

Vaneigem investigates the relationship between pleasure, desire and class struggle...

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The revolution of everyday life - Raoul Vaneigem

Raoul Vaneigem was one of the most important thinkers within the Situationist International as well as frequent editor of their journal…