Spectacle of Disintegration Situationist Passage Twentieth Century Mckenzie Wark

Description: DescriptionSpectacle of Disintegration : Situationist Passages Out of the Twentieth Century by McKenzie Wark (2013, Hardcover)SynopsisFollowing his acclaimed history of the Situationist International up until the late sixties, The Beach Beneath the Street , McKenzie Wark returns with a companion volume which puts the late work of the Situationists in a broader and deeper context, charting their contemporary relevance and their deep critique of modernity. Wark builds on their work to map the historical stages of the society of the spectacle, from the diffuse to the integrated to what he calls the disintegrating spectacle. The Spectacle of Disintegration takes the reader through the critique of political aesthetics of former Situationist T.J. Clark, the Fourierist utopia of Raoul Vaneigem, Ren Vienet's earthy situationist cinema, Gianfranco Sangunetti's pranking of the Italian ruling class, Alice-Becker Ho's account of the anonymous language of the Romany, Guy Debord's late films and his surprising work as a game designer. At once an extraordinary counter history of radical praxis and a call to arms in the age of financial crisis and the resurgence of the streets, The Spectacle of Disintegration recalls the hidden journeys taken in the attempt to leave the twentieth century, and plots an exit from the twenty first. The dustjacket unfolds to reveal a fold-out poster of the collaborative graphic essay combining text selected by McKenzie Wark with composition and drawings by Kevin C. Pyle., Following his acclaimed history of the Situationist International up until the late sixties, The Beach Beneath the Street , McKenzie Wark returns with a companion volume which puts the late work of the Situationists in a broader and deeper context, charting their contemporary relevance and their deep critique of modernity. Wark builds on their work to map the historical stages of the society of the spectacle, from the diffuse to the integrated to what he calls the disintegrating spectacle. The Spectacle of Disintegration takes the reader through the critique of political aesthetics of former Situationist T.J. Clark, the Fourierist utopia of Raoul Vaneigem, René Vienet's earthy situationist cinema, Gianfranco Sangunetti's pranking of the Italian ruling class, Alice-Becker Ho's account of the anonymous language of the Romany, Guy Debord's late films and his surprising work as a game designer. At once an extraordinary counter history of radical praxis and a call to arms in the age of financial crisis and the resurgence of the streets, The Spectacle of Disintegration recalls the hidden journeys taken in the attempt to leave the twentieth century, and plots an exit from the twenty first. The dustjacket unfolds to reveal a fold-out poster of the collaborative graphic essay combining text selected by McKenzie Wark with composition and drawings by Kevin C. Pyle.ConditionThe dust jacket is included and the book is in *Very Good* condition. We use eBay's standard grading scale for books: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/item-conditions-category?id=4765.Payment & RefundsPlease pay within 7 days of the auction ending. Refunds are accepted within 30 days of receipt for any reason. However the item must be returned in the same condition sent unless I make an error or it is damaged in shipping, in which case Ill pay return shipping.ShippingI will ship your item within 2 business days of cleared payment. I welcome global shipping to hundreds of countries through eBay's global shipping program. Please be aware of the international shipping and import costs which are unique for each person and I don't even get to see those costs. There may be some unique territories/countries that can't be shipped to.Don't miss out on this great book.Enjoy!

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