I was born much later, by fits and starts, and always outside of france. Twentyseven years ago, french radical theoretician regis debray was sentenced by a bolivian military tribunal to 30 years in jail. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the longterm transmission of cultural meaning in human society, and for associating with marxist revolutionary che guevara in bolivia during 1967 and advancing salvador allendes presidency in. Finding libraries that hold this item teachers, writers, celebrities regis debray. Theevolution of european societies and economies has. Revolution in the revolution is debray s analysis of the cuban mode of revolution in contrast to the asian and russian revolutions. This volume of essays by the minister ofdefense is the heart and blood of the black pantherparty. In a widely circulated essay which will surely boost the sales of his soontobepublished book, debray paints a personally and politically damning portrait of the famed guerrilla of whom he was. The english translation of regis debrays essay, revolution in the revolution. First published in 1967, it became a controversial handbook for guerrilla warfare and revolution, read alongside. Against venice isbn 9781908968883 pdf epub regis debray. The result is ahard core ofanalysis on how to move to liberate ourpeople.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. However, all quotations from the debray text were checked to conform with this english version. Taking the cuban guerrilla war led by fidel castro and che guevarra as model, regis debray in revolution in the revolution. The age of reason and of the book, of the newspaper and political party. In the 60s, regis debray fought beside che guevara in bolivia. This examination of what i have, with apologies to regis debray, chosen to call the revolution in the revolution may help us to place the process of peasant rebellion in a new and hopefully more realistic perspective. Regis debray in his book revolution in the revolution obviously understands that the notion of repetition founds the very idea of a revolution, but he throughout his text quite clearly signals a. He has broken from the rigid confines of european communism, even to the extent of rejecting the communist parties of latin america as the automatic vanguard of the coming revolutions. This article presents an outline of regis debrays mediology. Pdf in the case of the event of a revolution and in the instance of the.
Nevertheless, since it is the most concentrated and influential exposition of guevarism, much of this polemic will necessarily take up the arguments in his book, revolution in the revolution. This is why since its birth and by the very fact of existing as a revolution for imperialism as well, cuba condemned to failure any mechanical attempt to repeat the experience of the sierra maestra, with an equally rapid tempo of action, with the same alliances and the same tactics. What the revolutions brought to the fore was this experience of being free, and. Newtons thoughts, like his action is clear and precise, cutting always to the very heart of the. Newsweek on april 20, 1967, regis debray was arrested in bolivia and charged with aiding the guerilla insurrectionists active in that country, who are thought to be led by castros exaide and confidant, ernesto che guevara. He calls for a revolution in revolutionary practice. Armed struggle and political struggle in latin america. About revolution in the revolution revolution in the revolution. The poet or artist emerges as guarantor of truth, invention flourishes amid an abundance of written references. Debray, of course, no longer holds to the positions he set forth in his book. Debray was the first in the field, reporting back from cuba on revolutionary tactics, employing his originality of mind to propose some profound changes in marxist theory about the development of revolution. The year it was published, debray was convicted of guerrilla activities in bolivia and sentenced. The masks of regis debra y when considering the uses to which the word revolution is put, we find that the post1968 period in europe offers some intriguing contrasts. Your time at college is too important to get a shallow education in which viewpoints are shut out and rigorous discussion is shut down.
Regis debray has led the fullest of lives, embroiled in ideology, controversy and action. From france to bolivia and back donald reid they claim that i was born in 1940, in paris, of french nationality. It is also available as a printed pamphlet from revolution. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the longterm transmission of cultural meaning in human society, and for associating with marxist revolutionary che guevara in bolivia during 1967 and advancing salvador allendes presidency in chile in the early 1970s.
A beautifully designed new edition of against venice, an antidote to the cliches of venice and an irreverent and witty criticism of the world of parties and palazzo, by regis debray, the famous controversial french intellectual who fought alongside che guevara. The historian bernard semmel argues that methodism was an antirevolutionary movement that succeeded to the extent that it did because it was a revolution of a radically different kind that was capable of effecting social change on a large scale. Regis debray quotes author of revolution in the revolution. Debrays thesis highly original for its time see reader 1995, 24 was met with praise and respect as well as a mixture of bewilderment, amusement and anger.
Regis debray, urban warfare, and the 1970s the east area. A metamethodological analysis after regis debray, the fibreculture journal 12 2008, html. He has broken from the rigid confines of european communism, even to the extent of rejecting the communist parties of latin america as the. As a young man at the ecole normale superieure, he sat at the feet of louis althusser. The importance of regis debray in relation to the latin american revolution stems from several things. It is balkanized at every levelrevolutionary organizations, information, personal contactsby the efforts of those who have converted the continent into a homogeneous field for their manoeuvres with the pseudopanamericanism of the oas and aid programmes. Guevara and foco theories of guerrilla warfare publish. The revolution within the revolution is the shift from a revolution led by a citybased political organisation which controls at a distance the guerrilla arm of the revolution, to a guerrillaled revolution in which the leaders of the guerrilla group fulfil the. Middle and south america publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay.
Jeremy harding disaffiliate, reaffiliate, kill again. The masks of regis debray marshall, bill 19910101 00. Onthe side of reaction, they provide readymade justifiction for posing as guardians of national unity and territorial integrity threatened by this cancerous growth, and for attacking the communist separatists. He was arrested by the bolivian police reports credible in view of what is known of present day latin american realities have circulated that debray has been tortured and starved in prison and that he has been subject to lengthy interrogation by the united states. For debray, the dominance of american civilisation is a historical fait accompli, yet he sees a model for europe in vienna after its exclusion from the german reich. Regis debray and mediation studies, or how does an idea. He returned to france during 1973 and later held various official posts inside of the french government. He preferred one to interpet the history of our people to the light ofrevolutionary experience and principles. Pdf regis debray and mediation studies, or how does an. Frederic vandenberghe, regis debray and mediation studies, or how does an idea become a material force. Situated at the crossroads of philosophy, theology, anthropology, archaeology, history, sociology, political sciences, semiotics, media and cultural studies, mediology is a relatively autonomous discipline that analyses the totality of the processes of mediation that intervene. Armed struggle and political struggle in latin america regis debray, bobbye ortiz on.
Regis debray, problems of revolutionary strategy in latin. Loyola university chicago loyola ecommons master s theses. Regis debray, a private student of revolutionary theory and practice, has writ. A critique of arms, volume 1 by regis debray librarything. As far as latin america is concerned, debray and the cuban leaders believe, the revolution will not and cannot follow one or another of the patterns traced out by the two great revolutionary upheavals of the first half of the 20th century. Revolution in the revolution is debrays analysis of the cuban mode of revolution in contrast to the asian and russian revolutions. During this period the dominant current which subscribed to trotskyism failed to engage in an open political dialogue and discussion with a view to helping che develop fully roundedout ideas on the socialist revolution. For propaganda reasons, the bourgeoisie little by little inflates. Revolution socialista, at onetime the organ of mr, said in its first number july, 1964. Situated at the crossroads of philosophy, theology, anthropology, archaeology, history, sociology, political sciences, semiotics, media and cultural studies, mediology is a relatively autonomous discipline that analyses the totality of the processes of mediation that intervene between culture and. A socialist revolution also revolutionizes counter revolution. East sumatra revolution, also known as the east sumatra social revolution.
Revolution in the revolution paperback january, 2000 by r. It implies, above all, that the historical evolution of peasant radicalism is more a process of addition than of substitution. Guevara and foco theories of guerrilla warfare gisela haege presentation handout politics international politics region. Many rejected his assertions as completely misreading the context and nature of may, its socioeconomic and political. For decades to come, europe still offer a rich cultural seedbed. Loyola university chicago loyola ecommons master s. Jules regis debray is a french philosopher, journalist, former government official and academic. First published in 1967, it became a controversial handbook for guerrilla warfare and revolution, read alongside ches own pamphlets, with which it can compete in terms of historical importance and insight to this day. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the theses and. In april 1967, debray went as a journalist to bolivia. A second period, the graphosphere, runs from 1448 to around 1968.