,GUY ,DEBORD - ,REVOLUTION>Y 
,REVIEW$ BY ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

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,GUY ,DEBORD-,REVOLUTION>Y BY ,L5 ,BRACK5 7,F]AL ,H\SE1 #becb ,L9COLN ,BLVD41 ,SUITE #c#e#i1 ,V5ICE ,C,A #i#b#a1 #a#i#i#g7 #bfg PP4 @s#a#d4#i#e PAP] 

,9 ! MID-#iS ,L5 ,BRACK5 $IT$ & PUBLI%$ ,EXTRAPHILE1 A V]Y LIVELY & V]Y ,DEBORDIAN MAGAZ9E4 ,:5 ,I HE>D ( HIS BIOGRAPHY ( ,DEBORD1 0! FIR/ 9 ANY LANGUAGE10 ,I FRANKLY WOND]$ :E!R IT W\LD M]IT ! ADDITIONAL CLAIM1 ?AT ( BE+ A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY4 

,IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO DISCOV] ?AT ,BRACK5 HAS 9DE$ MANAG$ SOME CRITICAL DI/ANCE FROM HIS SUBJECT1 & HAS PRODUC$ A MO/ SUB/ANTIAL 9TELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHY4 ,IT IS1 IT %\LD BE NOT$ RI<T (F1 A TREATM5T ( ,DEBORD'S POLITICAL_/PHILOSOPHICAL PROJECT1 NOT ! /ORY ( HIS P]SONAL LIFE4 ,!RE IS V]Y LITTLE ( ! LATT]2 HIS HEAVY DR9K+ IS REF]$ TO ONLY 9 PASS+1 = EXAMPLE1 & HIS TWO M>RIAGES M]ELY CIT$4 

,A C\PLE ( QUIBBLES3 ! BOOK DOES CONTA9 A FEW SMALL ]RORS ?AT ,I F\ND OCCASIONALLY DI/RACT+4 ,9 ! MATT] ( DATES1 = EXAMPLE1 WE >E TOLD ?AT POET ,>?UR ,CRAV5 DI$ 9 #aiah &1 TWO P>AGRAPHS LAT]1 ?AT HE 0DISAPPE>$ 9 ,MEXICO 9 #a#i#b40 ,M>X1 IT IS RECORD$1 DI$ 9 #a#h#f#c1 :I* IS #b YE>S PREMATURE4 ,LAT] 9 ! VOLUME ONE READS ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION ( #a#i#d#h1 ?AT ,M>X PR$ICT$ 9 #a#i#d#g2 OBVI\SLY A C5TURY LATE4 ,SOCIAL !ORI/ ,LUCI5 ,GOLDMANN & FILM-MAK] ,JEAN-,LUC ,GOD>D >E MISSPELL$ ?R\<\T ! BOOK & 9 ! 9DEX1 AS ,GOLDMAN & ,GODD>D4 

,& ,BRACK5 IS NOT :AT ,I W\LD CALL A PROSE /YLI/4 ,! WRIT+ IS G5]ALLY S]VICEABLE1 AT TIMES A LITTLE BETT] ?AN ?AT1 BUT (T5 CLUNKY & OCCASIONALLY OPAQUE4 ,= AN EXAMPLE ( ! LATT]1 ,I C\LD NOT COAX A CLE> MEAN+ FROM ?IS S5T5CE3 0,LUKACS DEVELOP$ ,M>X'S CONCEPT ( FETI%ISM ) PSY*OLOGY & HI/ORY 9TO REIFICATION 9 L>GE P>T BY POSIT+ ! PROLET>IAT AS ! SUBJECT-OBJECT ( HI/ORY40 

,GUY ,DEBORD 7#a#i#c#a-#a#i#i#d7 WAS ! LEAD+ FIGURE ( ! AVANT-G>DE ,LETTRI/ ,9T]NATIONAL ( ! #a#i#eS &1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ! C5TRAL !ORETICIAN ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7#a#i#e#g-#a#i#g#b74 ,HE & O!R ,SITUATIONI/S1 LIKE ! ,SURREALI/S TW5TY YE>S E>LI]1 S\<T TO DEEP5 !IR CULTURAL CRITIQUE BY APPROPRIATIONS FROM M>XISM4 ,BUT :ILE ! SURREALI/S TRI$ TO /R5G!N !IR ES!TIC PROTE/S1 9 ! #a#i#bS & '#cS1 VIA 9VOLVEM5T 9 L59I/ P]SPECTIVES 7/AL9ISM & !N TROTSKYISM71 ,DEBORD & HIS COT]IE BR\<T 9 ! RELATIVELY MORE LIB]T>IAN V>IANT ( M>XISM1 C\NCIL COMMUNISM4 

,BRACK5 REF]S TO A RA!R AUTOCRATIC /YLE ( ,DEBORD 9 ! ,S4,I41 AT LEA/ 9 PASS+1 :I* IS RELAT$ TO A L>G]1 & UNDISCUSS$ PROBLEM3 A SITUATIONI/ FETI% ( ORGANIZATION4 ,! FIXATION ) 9T]NAL ORGANIZATION WAS1 9 TURN1 CONNECT$ TO :AT ,DEBORD SAW AS ! OV]->*+ SOLUTION TO ! SOCIAL QUE/ION3 ! 0ABSOLUTE P[] ( WORK]S' C\NCILS40 ,= HIS P>T ,BRACK5 AT LEA/ M5TIONS ! 0APP>5T CONTRADICTION0 BETWE5 A C\NCILI/ SOLUTION TO ALI5ATION & ! EQUALLY /RONG SITUATIONI/ EMPHASIS ON FE/IVAL1 PLAY1 5JOYM5T )\T RE/RA9T1 ETC4 ,HE WRITES ?AT 9 ?IS LATT] REG>D & 9 HIS P]SONAL LIFE1 ,DEBORD 0DIDN'T VALUE WORK 9 ! LEA/40 ,BUT IT MI<T HAVE BE5 FRUITFUL TO DISCUSS ! RA!R OBVI\S T5SION BETWE5 A UNIT>Y P[] BAS$ ON ! CATEGORY ( WORK1 TO :I* ALL ISSUES W\LD BE SUBMITT$1 & ABUNDANT RHETORIC AB\T AN EQUALLY UNRE/RICT$ FOCUS ON LUDIC 9DIVIDUALITY4 

,A GREAT /R5G? ( ! BOOK IS ! BACKGR\ND ,BRACK5 PROVIDES ON ! DEVELOPM5T ( ,DEBORD'S ?9K+4 ,V]Y ADEQUATE ?UMBNAIL SKET*ES ( (T5 DIFFICULT-TO-COND5SE 9FLU5CES 7E4G4 ,HEGEL1 ,LUKACS1 ,LEFEBVRE7 ILLUM9ATE ! S\RCES ( ,DEBORD'S MATURATION AS RADICAL ?9K] & LEAD]4 

,HIS TREATM5T ( HIS SUBJECT'S MA/]WORK1 ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE 7#a#i#f#g71 IS LIKEWISE /RONG4 ,PROCE$+ C>EFULLY1 ,L5 ,BRACK5 SKET*ES ! COMPLEM5T>Y MEAN+S ( ! CONCEPT ( SPECTACLE4 ,IF ,I W]E TO ADVANCE A CRITICISM H]E1 IT IS ONLY ?AT ?IS HI<LY IMPORTANT WORK DOES NOT ESS5TIALLY ESCAPE ITS HUGE DEBT TO ,HEGEL & ,M>X1 & ?AT H]E9 LIE ! GR\NDS FROM :I* TO DISCUSS ITS LIMITATIONS4 ,:5 IT IS DISCLOS$ ?AT LIFE HAS SOMEH[ MOV$ FROM BE+ LIV$ TO BE+ EXP]I5C$ AS REPRES5TATION1 A DISCUSSION ( REPRES5TATION ITSELF BECOMES POSSIBLE1 = EXAMPLE4 

,( C\RSE1 IT IS EASY & MAYBE UNFAIR TO DEM& EV]Y?+ FROM A TEXT WRITT5 ?IRTY YE>S AGO1 9CLUD+1 TO CITE ANO!R !ME1 AT LEA/ A SLI<T REALIZATION ( ! PITFALLS1 %ALL WE SAY1 ( SOCIETY AS A MA*9E = PRODUCTION & A TE*NOLOGICAL CON/RUCT4 ,MY [N ORI5TATION1 TO BE MORE POSITIVE1 HAS BE5 GREATLY AID$ BY ! ODYSSEY ( ,GUY ,DEBORD3 ,I HAVE BE5 DEEPLY MOV$ BY HIS WORKS1 ESPECIALLY ! DEFIANTLY ELEGIAC1 BRIEF MEMOIR ,PANEGYRIC1 & ! PASSIONATE & SO NE>LY COMPREH5SIVE 7FILM7 BOOK ,9 ,GIRUM ,IMUS ,NOCTE ET ,CONSUMIMUR ,IGNI 7,WE ,GO ,R\ND & ,R\ND 9 ! ,NI<T & ,>E ,CONSUM$ BY ,FIRE74 

,AS ,L5 ,BRACK5 CONCLUDES1 EV5 IF ,DEBORD'S !SES BECOME DAT$ IT WILL BE HIS C\RAGE ?AT WILL CONT9UE TO S]VE AS 9SPIR+ ME?OD4 ,9 ,GIRUM444 5DS ) A P]SONAL VAL$ICTION ?AT ,I WILL NEV] =GET3 0,AS !SE LA/ REFLECTIONS ON VIOL5CE /ILL %[1 = ME !RE WILL BE NO GO+ BACK & NO RECONCILIATION4 ,!RE WILL BE NO GOOD CONDUCT40 

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