,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,SITUATIONI/S 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,:AT'S BAD AB\T POLITICAL_/9TELLECTUAL ELITISM8 ,IT ALI5ATES EV]YONE ELSE FROM POLITICS & CRITICAL ?9K+1 R5D]+ !M P[]LESS MORE EFFECTIVELY ?AN ANY OPPRESSIVE GOV]NM5T C\LD EV] DO4 ,! PROPAG&A ( NETWORK ,T,V IS NOT MORE RESPONSIBLE = ! APA?Y ( ! MA9/REAM ,WE/]N] ?AN ! AV]AGE RADICAL LEFTI/ IS4 ,?OSE = :OM BE+ 0POLITICAL0 & 0$UCAT$0 HAS BECOME AN ID5TITY1 :O USE !SE T]MS TO DEF9E !MSELVES AS A C]TA9 TYPE ( P]SON1 ?US MAKE O!RS ?9K ?AT POLITICS & RADICAL ?9K+ >E ! HALLM>K ( A C]TA9 GR\P ( PEOPLE 7A DRAB & HAU<TY GR\P1 AT ?AT71 NO MORE1 & M>G9ALIZE !MSELVES FROM ! RE/ ( ! WORLD :I* SO BADLY NE$S SOME ( !IR IDEAS--BUT NOT !IR SCORNFUL 0SPECIALISM10 NOT !IR DIVISION>Y ATTITUDES & ID5TITIES4 

,ONE ( ! ,SITUATIONI/S' *IEF GOALS WAS TO FI<T ?IS CONCEPTION ( ! SELF ACCORD+ TO ROLES PLAY$ 9 PRES5T SOCIETY 7I4E4 9TELLECTUAL PR(ESSOR1 9DIFF]5T BRICKLAY]1 /UD5T RADICAL71 SO IT'S IRONIC TO SEE !M US$ EV]Y:]E N[ BY PEOPLE :O WANT TO ASS]T !IR /ATUS AS MEMB]S ( ! HI< POLITICAL ELITE4 ,EV]Y:]E ,I TURN N[ 7,REFUS$ & O!R B& LYRICS & SLOGANS1 ! ,A,K ,PRESS CATALOG1 & AN EV5 WORSE PIECE 9 ,ADBU/]S7 ,I SEE ! T]MS 7:I*1 S9CE ! ACADEMIC LANGUAGE !Y US$ ISN'T COMMON1 >E ALREADY EXCLUSIVE & EXCLUSION>Y7 ?R[N AB\T--SPECTACLE1 DET\RN1 D]IVE1 ETC4--& ! IDEAS MISUS$ & MISREPRES5T$ BY 9DIVIDUALS :O OBVI\SLY HAVE READ LITTLE OR NONE ( ! ORIG9AL TEXTS BUT HOPE ONLY TO BE IMPRESSIVE BY CIT+ ! 0LATE/0 9 HYP]-RADICAL_/-9TELLECTUAL ,FR5* UND]GR\ND ?9K]S4 

,TO COMBAT ?IS SORT ( ?+1 :I* <ETTOIZES ?9K]S :O HAD IDEAS RELEVANT TO EV]YONE TO ! MO/ 0SOPHI/ICAT$0 ( >M*AIR REVOLUTION>Y C(FEE-TABLE DISCUSSIONS & COLLEGE HI/ORICAL /UDIES 7:I* >E ALWAYS AB\T PUTT+ IDEAS 9 ! MUSEUM_/MAUSOLEUM1 RA!R ?AN BR++ !M TO NEW LIFE71 A /RAI<T=W>D1 ACCESSIBLE1 US]-FRI5DLY 9TRODUCTION IS 9 ORD]4 ,9 ! PUNK COMMUNITY 7MY ?9K+ IS ?AT EA* ( US TRAVELS 9 A FEW DIFF]5T COMMUNITIES1 9 :I* !Y KN[ SOME?+ AB\T ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLE >\ND !M & CAN ?US FIGURE \T H[ TO ACT 9 EV]YONE'S BE/ 9T]E/7 ?AT %\LD TAKE ! =M ( AN >TICLE1 9 A WIDELY READ 'Z9E LIKE ,9SIDE ,FRONT4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 & HONE/Y IS ALWAYS ! BE/ POLICY ON !SE ?+S 7?\< A P>T ( ME W\LD LOVE TO SET UP A SMOKESCRE5 & JU/ PL[ ?R\< ?IS >TICLE ) NO REG>D = CONT5T1 QUALITY1 CL>ITY OR RESPONSIBILITY7 ,I HAVE TO ADMIT SOME?+ TO Y\1 DE>E/ READ]S ( ,9SIDE ,FRONT3 IT'S FIVE 9 ! MORN+1 ,I'VE SLEPT TWO H\RS A NI<T = TWO WEEKS1 ,I JU/ MOV$ \T ( ! LA/ H\SE ,I WILL /AY 9 = AT LEA/ TWELVE MON?S1 ! >TICLE IS DUE 9 ?REE H\RS BE=E WE LEAVE = A T5 H\R DRIVE1 & ,I'M TOO FUCK+ EXHAU/$ TO WRITE ! L5G?Y1 DETAIL$ 9TRODUCTION Y\ DES]VE4 ,! MORE ,I ?9K AB\T IT1 ! MORE ,I REALIZE IT C\LD BE A FUCK+ BOOK & /ILL NOT BE COMPLETE1 ANYWAY4 ,BUT Y\'RE ALL SM>T KIDS1 SO \R 0,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,SITUATIONI/S0 NE$ NOT BE MORE ?AN A SUGGE/ION ?AT Y\ TRACK D[N ! ORIG9AL TEXTS Y\RSELF4 ,IT W\LD BE MU* BETT] = Y\ TO DO ! READ+ Y\RSELF & PURSUE ! /UFF ?AT 9T]E/S Y\1 ANYWAY1 ?AN TO JU/ SOAK UP A WAT]$-D[N V]SION H]E4 

,/ILL1 LET ME (F] A T9Y BIT ( BACKGR\ND4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONALE />T$ AS A GR\P ( >TI/S 9 ! LATE #a#i#e'S1 FROM A NUMB] ( DIFF]5T NATIONS1 PUBLI%+ TOGE!R A MAGAZ9E CRITIQU+ MOD]N SOCIETY 9 ITS V>I\S ECONOMIC_/SOCIAL_/POLITICAL ASPECTS1 & MEET+ P]IODICALLY TO DISCUSS & FUR!R REF9E !IR !ORY4 ,!Y WANT$ TO BR+ ,M>XISM UP TO DATE1 TO CON/RUCT A !ORY ( :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 SOCIETY ?AT WAS PREV5T+ PEOPLE FROM BE+ ABLE TO LIVE FULLY & ACT FREELY4 ,! RESULT WAS A CRITIQUE ?AT C5T]$ >\ND EV]YDAY LIFE1 :AT HAPP5S TO PEOPLE & :AT !Y DO ON A DAILY BASIS1 RA!R ?AN AB/RACT ECONOMIC =CES ETC4 ,! IDEA ( ! 0,SPECTACLE10 ! EMPTY ROLES & VALUES & PASSIVE RITUALS ?AT MOD]N LIFE P]PETUATES 7& VICE V]SA71 WAS AT ! HE>T ( ?IS4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S W]E *>ACT]IZ$ BY A HEAL?Y OPPOSITION TO IDEOLOGIES1 TOO1 & D5I$ ?AT !RE WAS SU* A ?+ AS 0,SITUATIONISM10 DO+ !IR BE/ TO FI<T (F ! /ULTIFY+1 P>ALYZ+ EFFECTS ( DOGMA & P>TY L9E4 

,E>LY ON1 !RE WAS ALSO A LOT ( 9T]E/ 9 SU* TOPICS AS GEOGRAPHY3 H[ C\LD CITIES BE DESIGN$ SO !Y W\LD BR+ ! MO/ PLEASURE TO !IR 9HABITANTS1 RA!R ?AN JU/ BE+ CREAT$ R&OMLY BY 0M>KET =CES0 ?AT PEOPLE ?9K ( AS BEYOND !IR CONTROL 7:5 ACTUALLY IT IS !IR ACTIONS ?AT CREATE !SE =CES78 ,TO PURSUE SU* QUE/IONS1 ,SITUATIONI/S W\LD GO ON EXT5D$ 0D]IVES03 W&]+S ?R\< 5VIRONM5TS DESIGN$ TO EXPLORE !IR PSY*OLOGICAL CONDITIONS4 ,ANO!R COMMONLY-REF]R$-TO ,SITUATIONI/ IDEA FROM ?AT ]A IS DET\RN+3 TO DET\RN IS TO TAKE AN OLD >T WORK1 =M1 OR =MULA ?AT HAS A PRESCRIB$ MEAN+ 9 SOCIETY1 &1 BY ADD+ SOME NEW ELEM5T TO IT1 BR+ \T ITS 0TRUE0 MEAN+3 AN EXAMPLE W\LD BE RE-TITL+ A 0,DILB]T0 C>TOON 0,DESPAIR40 7,Y\ CAN PROBABLY IMAG9E H[ ?AT WORKS47 

,EV5TUALLY !RE WAS A FALL+ \T BETWE5 ! >TI/S & ! MORE PURELY RADICAL MEMB]S1 :O SAW NO HOPE ( REAL >T BE+ MADE UNTIL AFT] A FULL SCALE SOCIAL REVOLUTION--OR AT LEA/ 9 ! ACT ( ?AT REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,ANY?+ LESS WAS TREAD+ WAT]1 9 !IR EYES1 KEEP+ ! F>CE ( CAPITALI/1 ALI5AT+1 UNCREATIVE LIFE AFLOAT = ONE MORE MIS]ABLE DAY4 ,! >TI/IC FACTION LEFT1 & ! REMA9+ GR\P BECAME MORE & MORE 9VOLV$ 9 P]FECT+ !IR CRITIQUE4 ,9 ! LATE '#f'S1 A /UD5T GR\P 9FLU5C$ BY !IR IDEAS PULL$ SOME CLEV] /UNTS AT !IR UNIV]SITY1 :I* EV5TUALLY ESCALAT$ 9TO ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #a#i#f#h1 9 :I* ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T WAS QUITE NE>LY OV]?R[N3 WORK]S JO9$ /UD5TS 9 A FULL-SCALE1 NATIONAL /RIKE1 FI<T+ POLICE & RIOT SQUADS 9 ! /REETS1 REFUS+ TO RECOGNIZE ANY AU?ORITIES1 ASK+ QUE/IONS 9 EV]Y CORN] ( SOCIETY ?AT W]E USUALLY QU>ANT9$ TO ! RADICAL SECTOR444 NON/OP DISCUSSIONS W]E HELD AB\T H[ A NEW1 TRULY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY C\LD BE =M$1 & = A MON? ! FATE ( HUMANITY SEEM$ UP 9 ! AIR4 

,F9ALLY1 ! LABOR UNIONS SOLD ! /RUGGLE \T BY NEGOTIAT+ M]ELY HI<] WAGES1 & EV]YONE W5T BACK TO WORK AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$2 BUT ?AT MON? /&S AS EVID5CE ( H[ MU* DISSATISFACTION !RE IS 9 ! MOD]N WORLD1 & H[ IT CAN RISE TO ! SURFACE UND] ! RI<T CONDITIONS4 ,!Y DON'T TEA* US AB\T ,MAY #aifh 9 ,U4,S4 S*OOLS BECAUSE !Y DON'T WANT US TO KN[ ?AT SU* ?+S >E POSSIBLE4 ,MO/ ( ! IDEAS 9 ,9SIDE ,FRONT >E ,SITUATIONI/-9FLU5C$3 ! EMPHASIS ON H[ Y\ SP5D Y\R REAL-LIFE TIME 7RA!R ?AN :AT AB/RACTIONS Y\ PL$GE ALLEGIANCE TO71 H[ TIME & SPACE >E =M$ & CONTROLL$ BY ! WAYS \R PRES5T SY/EM =CES US TO 9T]ACT1 :AT ! EFFECTS ( O!R SY/EMS ( 9T]ACTION MI<T BE1 ALL ?AT GOES BACK TO !M 7& BEYOND1 ( C\RSE74 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S SAW !MSELVES ! SAME WAY ! ,CRIME?,9C4 'WORK]S' SEE \RSELVES1 AS FULL-TIME 7NEI!R P>T-TIME NOR PR(ESSIONAL7 REVOLUTION>IES1 ) AN IMM$IATE /AKE 9 ?+S *ANG+ & NO 9T]E/ 9 GETT+ TOO COM=TABLE 9 ! ROLE ( DISS5T+ \TSID]S4 ,MANY ( ! SLOGANS Y\ SEE SO MANY B&S & 'Z9ES USE 7EV5 ?IS ONE7 W]E ,SITUATIONI/ SLOGANS4 ,!IR 9FLU5CE IS EV]Y:]E 9 \R UND]GR\ND4 ,?AT BY ITSELF IS NOT SO SIGNIFICANT1 BUT ! FACT ?AT 9 !IR ANALYZES ( ! SAME ?+S WE'RE ?9K+ AB\T 9 H>DCORE PUNK TODAY 7CONSUM]ISM1 SOCIALIZ$ ROLES1 ISSUES ( ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION1 ETC47 !Y W5T SO MU* F>!R ?AN MO/ ( US HAVE YET IS IMPORTANT4 ,IF Y\'RE 9T]E/$ 9 IDEAS Y\ READ 9 MAGAZ9ES LIKE ,9SIDE ,FRONT1 ONE ( ! NEXT PLACES Y\ C\LD GO TO GET MORE IDEAS & 9SPIRATIONS IS ! ,SITUATIONI/S & !IR TEXTS4 ,DON'T BE TOO 9TIMIDAT$ BY ! CLIQUI% MORE-AN>*I/-?AN-?\ GUY AT Y\R LOCAL BOOK%OP :O CLAIMS TO KN[ ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE BACKW>DS 9 ,GREEK2 !Y MI<T REALLY HAVE SOME?+ PRACTICAL TO (F] Y\ = Y\R LIFE4 

,READ+3 ,!SE >E ! BOOKS ,I HAVE SITT+ >\ND ME AS ,I WRITE ?IS3 

  

,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE BY ,GUY ,DEBORD 7,BLACK & ,R$1 ,DETROIT7 -- ,?IS />TS \T T]RIFY+ 79S(> AS IT'S SO AB/RACT & !ORETICAL ?AT IT SEEMS TO BE TALK+ AB\T NO?+1 AS WELL AS BE+ ABSURDLY ACADEMIC & DRY AS TOA/71 BUT GETS A LITTLE CLE>] AS Y\ PROCE$4 ,IF Y\'RE GO+ TO TRY TO LE>N AB\T ?IS /UFF AT ALL1 Y\ %\LD EV5TUALLY GIVE IT A %OT1 S9CE ?IS IS ONE ( ! MO/ C5TRAL & IMPORTANT BOOKS TO COME FROM ! ,SITUATIONI/S2 BUT GO SL[LY1 & ) PATI5CE444 

,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE BY ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 7,REBEL ,PRESS_/,LEFT ,BANK ,BOOKS7 -- ,?IS BOOK IS EQUALLY ACADEMIC & FRU/RAT+ 9 PLACES1 BUT 9 PLACE ( ,SOCIETY'S BLANKFAC$ 9HUMAN APPROA* IT IS FILL$ ) ! SORT ( PASSION = LIFE & EXP]I5CE ?AT ,REFUS$ BR\<T TO ! =E 9 !IR POLITICS4 ,?AT MAKES IT A LOT MORE LIKABLE1 & P]HAPS MORE DANG]\S 9 ! H&S ( Y\NG1 ROMANTIC PUNK KIDS1 S9CE ! 9SI<T IS NO LESS H]E ?AN 9 ,DEBORD'S BOOK--9 MY OP9ION1 AT LEA/4 

,:AT IS ,SITUATIONISM8 ,A ,READ] $IT$ BY ,/EW>T ,HOME 7,A,K ,PRESS7 -- ,?IS IS ! SORT ( SECONDH& REHA% ?AT EV]YONE IS READ+4 ,! TITLE IS A SLAP 9 ! FACE TO ?OSE ( US :O ?\<T ! ANTI-IDEOLOGY ASPECT ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ 0PLAT=M0 WAS AMONG !IR MO/ REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS4 ,!RE >E SOME GREAT 9SI<TS & LEADS TO FOLL[ 9 H]E1 BUT !RE'S SOME %IT AS WELL444 & EV5 A LITTLE T9Y BIT ( RADICAL 9FI<T+1 EGOTISM1 & C>E]ISM TOO1 9EVITABLY4 ,LOOK PA/ IT & Y\'LL F9D1 9 SMALL DOSES1 SOME ( ! CLE>] SUMM>IES ( & REFLECTIONS ON ,SITUATIONI/ IDEAS & 9FLU5CES ?AT Y\ CAN GET ANY:]E4 

,GUY ,DEBORD-,REVOLUTION>Y BY ,L5 ,BRACK5 7,F]AL ,H\SE7 -- ,?IS IS BY F> MY FAVORITE CRITICAL_/HI/ORICAL WORK ON ! ,SITUATIONI/S4 ,IT COV]S A LOT ( ! !ORY1 ) 5\< CL>ITY & SIMPLICITY ?AT IT'S ACCESSIBLE 7?ANK GOD71 :ILE ALSO TELL+ ! LIFE HI/ORY ( ONE ( ! PEOPLE AT ! C5T] ( ! :OLE ?+4 ,?AT COMB9ATION ( AB/RACT IDEAS ) FACTUAL EV5TS ?AT PLAY$ \T 9 REALITY MAKES ! /UFF 9 H]E SEEM HUMANLY RELEVANT AS WELL AS !ORETICALLY RI<T ON4 ,YEAH1 ?IS IS A GOOD BOOK6 

,5RAGES & ,SITUATIONI/S 9 ! ,OCCUPATION ,MOVEM5T1 ,FRANCE1 ,MAY '#f#h BY ,]N,Z ,VI5ET 7,REBEL ,PRESS7 -- ,?IS IS A BL[ BY BL[ HI/ORICAL ACC\NT1 WRITT5 BY AN 9SID] FROM ! RADICAL CORE ( ! /RUGGLE1 ( :AT HAPP5$ BE=E & DUR+ ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #aifh 9 ,P>IS & ,FRANCE 9 G5]AL4 ,IF Y\'RE 9T]E/$ 9 SEE+ H[ ! IDEAS WE'RE TALK+ AB\T H]E PLAY$ \T 9 PRACTICE1 ?IS IS :AT Y\ WANT TO READ444 PLUS1 IT'S FILL$ ) PHOTOS ( GRAFFITI1 GREAT SLOGANS LIKE 0,LIVE )\T DEAD TIME60 ?AT HAVE BE5 RIPP$ (F A ?\S& TIMES 9 ! PA/ DECADE4 

,!RE'S AN AN?OLOGY ( >TICLES FROM ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONALE J\RNAL & SIMIL> WRIT+S1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,K5 ,KNABB 7,BUREAU ( ,PUBLIC ,SECRETS71 ?AT HAS REAL VALUE IF Y\ WANT TO READ !SE GUYS 9 !IR [N WORDS1 TOO4 ,TO LE>N MORE AB\T ! >TI/IC ASPECT ( :AT !Y W]E DO+1 ESPECIALLY E>LY ON 7& ,I ?9K ?IS IS ! MO/ OV]LOOK$ ASPECT ( ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 & WRONGLY SO71 Y\ MI<T BE ABLE TO GO TO A UNIV]SITY >T LIBR>Y & LOOK = CATALOGS FROM RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITIONS1 ETC4 ,IF Y\'RE 9T]E/$ 9 ?IS /UFF & WANT TO GO 9TO ANY MORE DEP?1 BUT CAN'T F9D ! RES\RCES1 JU/ WRITE US & WE'LL PHOTOCOPY OR /EAL Y\ MORE /UFF4 

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