Situationist International

Content by or about the Situationist International from the 1960s and 70s.

Situationist map of Paris

Situationist map of Paris

Situationist map of Paris

An introduction to the situationists - Jan D Matthews

A brief introduction to the history and ideas of the libertarian Marxist group the Situationist…

Guy Debord at a flour mill

Notes on Society of the spectacle - Ken Knabb

Helpful notes on Guy Debord's seminal text, Society of the Spectacle, put together by translator Ken Knabb.

Preface to the fourth Italian edition of The Society of the spectacle - Guy Debord

English edition of the preface to a translation of Debord's seminal text Society of the spectacle.

Lefebvre on the Situationists: an interview

An at times playful conversation with Henri Lefebvre conducted by Kristin Ross. Lefebvre, then in his eighties, discussed his memories of Guy…

A brief history of the Italian section of the Situationist International - Miguel Amorós (updated and revised December 2017)

A revised and updated (December 2017) account of the second Italian Section of the…

What is situationism?: a reader

This anthology gathers together a broad range of critical material about the Situationist International.

In the cauldron of the negative - Jean-Marc Mandosio

A critique of the Situationist International, emphasizing the divergent trajectories of Guy Debord and Raoul Vaneigem, focusing on the role of…

Situationist International anthology - Ken Knabb

E-book of the most comprehensive collection of writings in book form of the Situationist International in English, translated and compiled by Ken…

Notes on "the Situationist International: the art of historical intervention" - Miguel Amorós

A short summary of the history of the Situationist International, with brief…

The bad days will end

Optimistic text from the Situationist International that suggests whilst previous revolts have failed, future ones may not.

Situationists: reading guide

Libcom.org's reading guide to the Situationists, a revolutionary Marxist group who wrote extensively on culture and were highly influential on…

Mass Meeting in Barcelona in 1976

Theoretical anarchism and anarchist ideology - Miguel Amorós

An essay on post-1939 Spanish anarchism and its ideological fossilization, with special emphasis on…