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'''Raoul Vaneigem''' (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines (Hainaut, Belgium). After studying romance [[philology]] at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) from 1952 to 1956, he participated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist_International Situationist International] from 1961 to 1970. He currently resides in Belgium and is the father of four children.

'''Raoul Vaneigem''' (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines (Hainaut, Belgium). After studying romance [[philology]] at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) from 1952 to 1956, he participated in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist_International Situationist International] from 1961 to 1970. He currently resides in Belgium and is the father of four children.

Vaneigem and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Debord Guy Debord] were the two principal theoreticians of the Situationist movement. Although Debord was the more disciplined thinker, Vaneigem's slogans frequently made it onto the walls of Paris during the May 1968 uprisings. His most famous book, and the one that contains the famous slogans, is '''''[[The Revolution of Everyday Life]]''''' (in French the title was more elaborate: ''[http://arikel.free.fr/aides/vaneigem/ Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations]'').

Vaneigem and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Debord Guy Debord] were the two principal theoreticians of the Situationist movement. Although Debord was the more disciplined thinker, Vaneigem's slogans frequently made it onto the walls of Paris during the May 1968 uprisings. His most famous book, and the one that contains the famous slogans, is '''''[[The Revolution of Everyday Life]]''''' (in French the title was more elaborate: ''[https://arikel.free.fr/aides/vaneigem/ Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations]'').

From www.nothingness.org: "Along with Guy Debord, the voice of Raoul Vaneigem was one of the strongest of the Situationists. Counterpoised to Debord's political and polemic style, Vaneigem offered a more poetic and spirited prose. [[The Revolution of Everyday Life]] (Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations), published in the same year as ''The Society of the Spectacle'', helped broaden and balance the presentation of the SI's theories and practices. One of the longest SI members, and frequent editor of the journal Internationale Situationniste, Vaneigem finally left the SI in November of 1970, citing their failures as well as his own in his letter of resignation. Soon after, Debord issued a typically scathing response denouncing both Vaneigem and his critique of the Situationist International."

From www.nothingness.org: "Along with Guy Debord, the voice of Raoul Vaneigem was one of the strongest of the Situationists. Counterpoised to Debord's political and polemic style, Vaneigem offered a more poetic and spirited prose. [[The Revolution of Everyday Life]] (Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations), published in the same year as ''The Society of the Spectacle'', helped broaden and balance the presentation of the SI's theories and practices. One of the longest SI members, and frequent editor of the journal Internationale Situationniste, Vaneigem finally left the SI in November of 1970, citing their failures as well as his own in his letter of resignation. Soon after, Debord issued a typically scathing response denouncing both Vaneigem and his critique of the Situationist International."

Further biographical information can be found at [http://www.nothingness.org/SI/vaneigem.html www.nothingness.org] and [http://www.notbored.org/vaneigem.html www.notbored.org].

Further biographical information can be found at [https://www.nothingness.org/SI/vaneigem.html www.nothingness.org] and [https://www.notbored.org/vaneigem.html www.notbored.org].

== Partial bibliography ==

== Partial bibliography ==

* ''[http://library.nothingness.org/articles/all/all/pub_contents/5 The Revolution of Everyday Life''], (''Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations'')

* ''[https://library.nothingness.org/articles/all/all/pub_contents/5 The Revolution of Everyday Life''], (''Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations'')

* ''[http://arikel.free.fr/aides/vaneigem/ Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations]''

* ''[https://arikel.free.fr/aides/vaneigem/ Traité de savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations]''

* ''[http://www.scenewash.org/lobbies/chainthinker/situationist/vaneigem/bop/bop.html Le livre des plaisirs]'', (''The Book of Pleasures''), 1979, reprinted 1993.

* ''[https://www.scenewash.org/lobbies/chainthinker/situationist/vaneigem/bop/bop.html Le livre des plaisirs]'', (''The Book of Pleasures''), 1979, reprinted 1993.

* ''L'Ile aux delices'', (''The Island of Delights''), an erotic novel, 1979.

* ''L'Ile aux delices'', (''The Island of Delights''), an erotic novel, 1979.

* ''Le mouvement du libre-esprit'' (''The Movement of the Free Spirit''), 1986.

* ''Le mouvement du libre-esprit'' (''The Movement of the Free Spirit''), 1986.

* ''[http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/fr/pub_contents/6 Adresse aux vivants sur la mort qui les gouverne et l'opportunité de s'en défaire]'', 1990

* ''[https://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/fr/pub_contents/6 Adresse aux vivants sur la mort qui les gouverne et l'opportunité de s'en défaire]'', 1990

* ''Lettre de Staline à ses enfants enfin réconciliés de l'Est et de l'Ouest'', 1992

* ''Lettre de Staline à ses enfants enfin réconciliés de l'Est et de l'Ouest'', 1992

* ''La résistance au christianisme. Les hérésies des origines au XVIIIe siècle'', 1993

* ''La résistance au christianisme. Les hérésies des origines au XVIIIe siècle'', 1993

* ''Les hérésies'', 1994

* ''Les hérésies'', 1994

* ''[http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/fr/pub_contents/10 Avertissement aux écoliers et lycéens]'', 1995

* ''[https://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/fr/pub_contents/10 Avertissement aux écoliers et lycéens]'', 1995

* ''Nous qui désirons sans fin'', 1996

* ''Nous qui désirons sans fin'', 1996

* ''La Paresse'', 1996

* ''La Paresse'', 1996

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [http://library.nothingness.org/authors.php3?id=4 English and French texts] on [http://library.nothingness.org nothingness.org library]

* [https://library.nothingness.org/authors.php3?id=4 English and French texts] on [https://library.nothingness.org nothingness.org library]

* [http://libcom.org/library/raoul-vaneigem Raoul Vaneigem archive] at Libcom.org

* [https://libcom.org/library/raoul-vaneigem Raoul Vaneigem archive] at Libcom.org

* [http://audioanarchy.org/antiwork/03-The_Decline_And_Fall_Of_Work.mp3 ''The Decline and Fall of Work''] free [[mp3]] recording of Vaneigem's essay of the same name, from the Audio Anarchy project

* [https://audioanarchy.org/antiwork/03-The_Decline_And_Fall_Of_Work.mp3 ''The Decline and Fall of Work''] free [[mp3]] recording of Vaneigem's essay of the same name, from the Audio Anarchy project

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