The Situationists and the City A Reader
The Situationists and the City: A Reader by Tom McDonough, published by Verso Books on January 12, 2010, offers a comprehensive collection of key texts from the Situationist International (SI), a group active in the 1950s and 60s under the leadership of Guy Debord. This 256-page volume presents a critical examination of urban life, focusing on the SI’s revolutionary ideas about cities and their potential to transform from sites of consumption into spaces of play. The book includes significant works such as “The Theory of the Derive” and “Formulary for a New Urbanism,” alongside many previously untranslated texts.
Readers will find a rich exploration of the intersection of art, philosophy, and social theory as it pertains to urbanism. The collection not only highlights the SI’s incendiary texts published in their journal, Internationale Situationniste, but also features striking illustrations that were integral to their vision. This edition serves as a vital resource for those interested in contemporary history and aesthetics, providing insights into the revolutionary analysis of cities that influenced the events of May 1968.
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The Situationist International (SI), led by the revolutionary Guy Debord, were active throughout the 1950s and 60s. They published the journal Internationale Situationniste that included many incendiary texts on politics and art, and were a galvanizing force in the revolutions of May 1968. The importance of their work has been felt particularly in their revolutionary analysis of cities. The SI were responsible for utopian imaginings of the city, where its alienating effects from its routine use as a site of consumption and work were banished and it was instead to be turned into a place of play. Tom McDonough collects all the SI’s key work in this area for an essential one-stop collection. Including such essential works as ‘The Theory of the Derive’, ‘Formulary for a New Urbanism’, and many previously untranslated texts, the book will also be strikingly illustrated by the images that were core to the Situationist project.
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