,! ,LIFE ( ,GUY ,DEBORD3 ,A ,HI/ORY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALLAN ,W4 ,ANTLIFF ,TEXT 3 ,GUY ,DEBORD -- ,REVOLUTION>Y ,L5 ,BRACK5 ,F]AL ,H\SE1 ,V5ICE1 ,CALI=NIA #a#i#i#g1 #bfg PP4 ,?IS BOOK HAS SO MU* TO (F]4 ,ONE ( ITS /AT$ PURPOSES IS TO MAKE ! LIFE & WRIT+S ( ,DEBORD ACCESSIBLE & ,I AM HAPPY TO REPORT ?AT 9 ?IS1 ,BRACK5 HAS SUCCE$$4 ,DEBORD MAKES = DAUNT+ READ+1 & ?OSE :O >5'T V]S$ 9 ! DIALECTICAL UND]P9N+S /RUCTUR+ HIS PROSE OR ! HI/ORICAL EV5TS ?AT RUN P>ALLEL TO SITUATIONI/ 9T]V5TIONS CAN QUICKLY GET SWAMP$4 ,! GREATE/ /R5G? ( ,GUY ,DEBORD -- ,REVOLUTION>Y IS ITS ATT5TION TO PRECISELY !SE PROBLEMS4 ,MOV+ *RONOLOGICALLY ?R\< ! LIFE ( HIS SUBJECT1 ,BRACK5 P]IODICALLY GIVES US A SYN*RONIC EXEGESIS ( ! HI/ORICAL EV5TS 9=M+ ,DEBORD'S ?\K ?AT1 ?ANKS TO ,L5 ,BRACK51 %E'D F9ALLY BE5 ABLE TO 0SITUATE ! SITUATIONI/S40 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,BRACK5 DOES HIS BE/ TO \TL9E1 9 A CLE>1 SUCC9CT MANN]1 ! CRITICAL !ORY 9=M+ ! PRACTICE -- H[ ! IDEAS ?AT MAKE UP ,DEBORD'S ?\K$ CONTRA/ TO O!R REC5T SYNOPSES1 ! REVOLUTION>Y ESS5CE ( ,DEBORD'S LIFE & ACTIVISM REMA9S FRONT & C5T] ?R\<\T4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ,BRACK5'S TREATM5T IS A WELCOME RESPITE FROM ! BIZ>RE SPECTACLE ( ! ,SITUATION/S BE+ TRANS=M$ 9TO COZY COMMODIFIABLE 0ANTI0->TI/S 9 ! ,M,I,T PRESS' PSEUDO-RADICAL ,W9T] #aiig ,OCTOB] >T REVIEW OR A GAGGLE ( LIT-CRIT ACADEMICS COMPET+ TO R$UCE ,DEBORD'S LEGACY TO /YLI/IC NO/RUMS1 A LA ,D]RIDA1 9 TOMES SU* AS ,P\R ,GUY ,DEBORD 7,GALLIM>D1 ,P>IS1 #a#i#i#f71 :]E1 9 ! WAKE ( ,DEBORD'S DEA?1 0,ALL ?AT REMA9S IS LIT]ATURE0 7& SO ON1 AD NAUSEAM74 ,! PRICKLY QUE/ION ( ,DEBORD'S ,M>XISM IS ALSO CLE>$ UP 9 CONV9C+ FA%ION4 ,BRACK5 UND]L9ES ?AT ,DEBORD WAS1 FIR/ & =EMO/1 A REVISIONI/ :O EMBRAC$ ,M>X'S ,HEGELIAN ME?ODOLOGY ( CRITIQUE BUT REJECT$ HIS PRIVILEG+ ( LABOR AS ! =MATIVE VOICE 9 SOCIETY 9 FAVOR ( A REVOLUTION ( DESIRES & FRE$OM FROM WORK4 ,MORE %\LD HAVE BE5 SAID AB\T ! AN>*I/ ORIG9S ( ?IS LATT] P>ADIGM4 ,9 FACT1 ,BRACK5'S DISCUSSION ( AN>*ISM'S RELEVANCE = ! RADICAL MILIEU ( ,DEBORD'S ]A IS G5]ALLY 9ADEQUATE1 BUT TO BE FAIR TO HIM1 ?IS IS A L>GELY BURI$ HI/ORY4 ,I %\LD ADD1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,BRACK5'S 9ATT5TION TO AN>*ISM MAY ACC\NT = ! ABS5CE ( A COG5T CRITIQUE ( ,DEBORD'S ,M>XI/-,L59I/ ORGANIZATIONAL /YLE1 9 :I* ! ,S,I FUNCTION$ AS A VANGU>D P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT & ,DEBORD AS ITS ULTRA-VANGU>D LEAD]4 ,PRIOR TO ! ,S,I'S DISSOLUTION 9 #a#i#g#b1 ,DEBORD1 9 HIS CAPACITY AS ,KEEP] ( ! ,ONE & ,ONLY ,TRUE ,FAI?1 CRIPPL$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL BY SUBJECT+ POT5TIAL MEMB]S TO RITUALI/IC EXAM9ATIONS & EXCOMMUNICATIONS ?AT MIM$ ,M>X1 ,L591 ,/AL91 & ! ,POPE ALL ROLL$ 9TO ONE4 ,ON ?IS SCORE1 IT IS WOR? REMEMB]+ ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S REJO9D] TO ! SYCOPHANTIC ANTICS ( TWO ,AM]ICAN ACTIVI/S :O S\IS W+ ( ! ,S,I 9 #a#i#f#i4 ,ROG] ,GREGOIRE & ,L9DA ,LANPHE> EA* WROTE A S]IES ( LETT]S TO ,P]LMAN :I* !Y SIMULTANE\SLY SUBMITT$ TO ! ,S,I 9 AN EF=T TO 0PROVE !MSELVES WOR?Y40 ,GROVEL+ R5UNCIATIONS ( ALL PA/ COLLABORATIONS ) 0NON-REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS0 9 ONE ( !SE LETT]S DREW ?IS RESPONSE FROM ,P]LMAN3 ,DE> ,AP>AT*IKI1 ,Y\R REC5T LETT]S W\LD HAVE MEANT MU* MORE IF A C>BON ( ONE & ! ORIG9AL ( ! O!R HAD NOT BE5 S5T TO A FUNCTION>Y ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL AS P>T ( AN APPLICATION = MEMB]%IP4 ,! LOGIC ( Y\R >GUM5TS W\LD BE IMPRESSIVE IF IT HAD NOT BE5 DESIGN$ TO DEMON/RATE Y\R OR?ODOXY 9 ,SITUATIONI/ DOCTR9E4 ,! S9C]ITY ( Y\R 0RUPTURE ) ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN & ,BLACK & ,R$0 W\LD BE REFRE%+ IF IT HAD NOT BE5 CALCULAT$ TO PLEASE A ,PRIE/ ( A ,*UR* :I* DEM&S DEHUMANIZ+ CONFESSIONS AS A CONDITION = ADH]5CE4 ,Y\'RE A TOADY4 ,! ODOR IS MADE MORE UNPLEASANT BY ! FACT ?AT Y\ *OSE TO APPROA* ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL PRECISELY 9 ITS P]IOD ( GREAT PURGES 7,KHAYATI1 ,*ASSE1 ,ELWELL1 ,VANEIGEM1 ,ETC47 ,P]LMAN W5T ON TO OBS]VE ?AT ! ,S,I WAS FUNCTION+ LIKE A FULL-FL$G$ ,M>XI/-,L59I/-,/AL9I/ 0ORGANIZATION ( PR(ESSIONAL SPECIALI/S 9 'REVOLUTION1'0 COMPLETE ) ! 09TIMIDATIONS1 9SULTS1 CONFESSIONS1 .<&.> PURGES :I* >E NECESS>Y TO KEEP ! ,COH]5CE COH]5T40 7,?IS LETT] IS QUOT$ 9 ,LORRA9E ,P]LMAN'S ,HAV+ ,LITTLE1 ,BE+ ,MU*3 ,A ,*RONICLE ( ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S ,FIFTY ,YE>S47 ,?UMB+ !IR COLLECTIVE NOSES AT ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 ,BLACK & ,R$2S FIR/ ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE PR9T+ ( ! ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE ILLU/RAT$ ! SECTION :]E ,DEBORD D5\NC$ SELF-APPO9T$ C5TRALIZ$ DECISION MAK+ ) A GR\P PHOTO ( ! SITUATIONI/S4 ,BRACK5 W\LD HAVE DONE CONSID]ABLE S]VICE TO HIS READ]S BY EXPLOR+ CONTROV]SIES SU* AS ?IS1 9 :I* ,DEBORD'S !ORETICAL MEGALOMANIA TRANS=M$ HIM FROM A LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN SABOTEUR1 /&+ 9 ! WAY ( *ANGE = ! SAKE ( 9/ITUTIONALIZATION4 ,9/EAD1 T[>D ! 5D ( HIS BOOK ,BRACK5 (F]S UP ?IS DEF5SE3 0,GIV5 ! DISMAY HE .<,DEBORD.> ELICIT$ ) HIS EXCLUSIONS & H>% JUDGM5TS1 IT'S WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT HIS HI< /&>DS ( CONDUCT W]E ! BASIS = HIS REPROA*ES ( O!RS1 EV5 IF !SE REPROA*ES /RIKE ! B\RGEOIS OBS]V] AS BE+ LESS ?AN HONORABLE40 ,BRACK5'S CLAIM ?AT ALL CRITICS >E 0B\RGEOIS0 IS NOT ONLY ITSELF 0LESS ?AN HONORABLE10 IT ISN'T UP TO SCRAT* ANALYTICALLY4 ,?IS IS ALL ! MORE SURPRIS+ 9 LIE AMPLY DISPLAY$ 9 HIS DISCUSSION ( ,DEBORD'S ANALYSIS ( TIME & HI/ORY & HIS SE>+ CRITIQUE ( ,GREIL ,M>CUS' MISREAD+ ( ! SAME 9 ,LIP/ICK ,TRACES4 ,O!R ISSUES -- NOTABLY ! GL>+ MATT] ( ,DEBORD'S SEXISM -- >E ALSO GLOSS$ OV]4 ,BRACK5'S DISCUSSION ( ,DEBORD'S FILM1 ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE1 = EXAMPLE1 DEALS ) ! PRES5TATION ( ,DEBORD'S LOV]1 ,ALICE ,BECK]-,HO1 ?IS WAY3 ,ALICE PRANCES >\ND ! B$ROOM 9 ! NUDE1 POS+ & SMIL+ = H] ,GUY4 ,DEBORD W\LD LAT] REM>K ?AT A CRITIC WAS TOTALLY ]RONE\S 9 HIS CRITIQUE ( ! FILM EXCEPT 9 HIS OBS]VATIONS ?AT ,ALICE WAS RAVI%+4 ,ITS AS IF1 9 AN EF=T TO ASS]T ,DEBORD'S REVOLUTION>Y CR$5TIALS1 ,BRACK5 SUSP5D$ HIS CRITICAL VOICE 9 FAVOR ( SLAVI% PRO/RATION BE=E A ,LEG5D -- & ! BOOKS IS F> WORSE = IT4 ,ON ! BALANCE1 H[EV]1 ,I RECOMM5D ,GUY ,DEBORD -- ,REVOLUTION>Y DESPITE SU* %ORTCOM+S4 ,BRACK5'S ANALYSIS IS RI*1 HIS EVALUATIONS = ! MO/ P>T >E SUBTLE & 9TELLIG5T1 & HIS E>NE/ COMMITM5T TO ! REVOLUTION>Y AG5DA ( ,DEBORD IS REFRE%+LY HONE/4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#e1 #bba 3 ,! ,LIFE ( ,GUY ,DEBORD3 ,A ,HI/ORY -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,! ,LIFE ( ,GUY ,DEBORD3 ,A ,HI/ORY -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/