Arts and Politics of the Situationist International 1957-1972

Arts and Politics of the Situationist International contextualizes the SI within a comprehensive aesthetic and theoretical framework that integrates its concepts and practical activities with previous critical thinkers, political activists, artists, and poets.

Edward John Matthews teaches at Fanshawe College.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: French Symbolist Strategies in SI Aesthetic Practices Chapter Two: Dada and Surrealist Strategies in SI Artistic Practices Chapter Three: Hegelian-Marxism in SI Political Theory Chapter Four: Urbanism in SI Social Theory Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author