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Three short articles from IS#1 added to site

Posted on September 4, 2015 by biffbang

Three of the shorter  articles from IS#1 have been newly translated and uploaded. They can be accessed from the “IS#1” tab on the menu above, or directly with the links below: Publications for Situationist Agitation  The Second SI Conference Venice … Continue reading →

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Two new translations uploaded

Posted on August 31, 2015 by biffbang

Two more articles from IS#1 have been newly translated and uploaded. They can be accessed from the “IS#1” tab on the menu above, or directly with the links below: 1.7 Preliminary Problems in the Construction of a Situation 1.8 Definitions

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New domain name + other news

Posted on March 31, 2015 by biffbang

First some fairly insignificant news – but which could save you a little typing. You can now get to this blog directly by typing isinenglish.com into your web-browser of choice. Next – there should be a steady flow of new … Continue reading →

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“Memoires” on Academia.edu

Posted on March 30, 2015 by biffbang

To make me feel a bit more like an academic I have uploaded my translation of “Memoires” to Academia.edu. It is actually a slightly updated version ( with 2 minor corrections to the text) – so if you really must … Continue reading →

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My other Blog: Mai 68 in English

Posted on March 24, 2015 by biffbang

Given the definite cross-over in potential interest I thought I should take the time to to post a link to my other blog, which is documenting my collection of tracts, posters and ephemera related to the Mai 68 “événements” in … Continue reading →

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Memoires – sources of detournements and existing English translations

Posted on March 18, 2015 by biffbang

I have been very surprised (and very pleased!) at the amount of interest already shown in my translation of “Memoires”.  I have realised that it would be of value to some people to make some information available on the sources … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Anna O’Meara

Posted on February 16, 2015 by biffbang

The internet can lead to some very fortuitous meetings. Recently I was contacted by Anna O’Meara who had heard that I had a number of original Lettriste books. As she explained, she is currently working on translating selections from Isidore … Continue reading →

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Progress Update on INTERNATIONALE SITUATIONNISTE #1

Posted on November 3, 2014 by biffbang

Since officially restarting work on the major project of this blog, I’m happy to report that a lot of progress has been made. I have completed about two-thirds of the work needed on the first issue of Internationale Situationniste. Every … Continue reading →

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Update to “The Situationists in America”

Posted on October 11, 2014 by biffbang

The text to my translation of “The Situationists in America” has been fully revised and independently proof-read against the original French. This is the first of my translations that I consider to be accurate, rather than simply “indicative”. Accordingly I … Continue reading →

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Situationniste Blog

Posted on October 6, 2014 by biffbang

Anyone interested in this blog will also find it interesting to visit Situationniste Blog. The remit of the site is to document interesting and unusual documents and material related to the Internationale Situationniste. Since discovering the site via a Google … Continue reading →

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