Arts and Politics of the Situationist International 1957–1972

Edward John Matthews teaches philosophy, writing, and communications at the School for Language and Liberal Studies at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Canada, and is a part-time lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: French Symbolist Strategies in SI Aesthetic PracticesChapter Two: Dada and Surrealist Strategies in SI Artistic PracticesChapter Three: Hegelian-Marxism in SI Political TheoryChapter Four: Urbanism in SI Social TheoryConclusionBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

A most effective and timely reminder of how significant SI was and how serious an omission from our cultural and political consciousness forgetting or ignoring its impact would be. Tightly packed sections discussing its iconic texts, movements, objet d’art, and other symbolic representations are comprehensive in their scope and depth. Forcefully written, it brings to light a counter history of its time that helps us realize the creative power that was made manifest during this relatively brief moment.