Charles Radcliffe
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| - | {{Template}}'''Charles Radcliffe''' (1942-) is a descendant of [[Nell Gwynne]]. A member of the radical direct-action wing of the peace movement of the early 1960s, he became a regular contributor to the anarchist press in Britain and in [[1966]] launched ''[[Heatwave (magazine)|Heatwave]]'', a radical magazine produced in [[London]]. It lasted for just two issues, but was cited in the [[Situationist International|Situationist]] tract ''[[On the Poverty of Student Life]]'' as an example of one of the "profoundly revolutionary tendencies in the critique of all aspects of the prevailing way of life" and its treatment of popular culture has been widely hailed as path-breaking. The critic Jon Savage said that one piece by Radcliffe "laid the foundation for the next 20 years of sub-cultural theory". | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "[[Mustapha Khayati]] arrived from Paris to check us out. [[Diana Shelley|Di]], sceptical about the [[Situationists]], liked Mustapha, who was funny, had an almost constant wry smile and didn't fit the austere revolutionary image of IS. We conversed in Methedrine- and ..."--''[[Don't Start Me Talking: Subculture, Situationism and the Sixties]]'' (2018) by [[Charles Radcliffe]] | ||
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| - | ''Heatwave'' was closely associated with [[Rebel Worker]], a short-lived but immensely influential magazine published in [[Chicago]] by [[Franklin Rosemont]], [[Penelope Rosemont]] and [[Bernard Marszalek]], to which Radcliffe was a contributor. They were members of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] and had links with the [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] movement in France, the British libertarian socialist group [[Solidarity (UK)|Solidarity]] and the [[Situationist International]]. | + | '''Charles Radcliffe''' (1941 – 2021) was an English [[cultural critic]], [[political activism|political activist]] and [[political theory|theorist]] known for his association with the [[Situationist International|Situationist movement]]. |
| - | Radcliffe became a member of the English Section of the Situationist International in December [[1966]], alongside [[Christopher Gray]], [[Donald Nicholson-Smith]] and [[Timothy (T. J.) Clark]]. He resigned in November [[1967]], and the English Section was then dissolved with the expulsion of Gray, Nicholson-Smith and Clark. | + | ==Life== |
| + | A member of the direct-action wing of the peace movement of the early 1960s, he became a regular contributor to the [[anarchism|anarchist]] press in Britain and in 1966 launched ''[[Heatwave (magazine)|Heatwave]]'', a radical magazine produced in [[London]]. It lasted for just two issues, but was cited in the [[Situationist International|Situationist]] tract ''[[On the Poverty of Student Life]]'' as an example of one of the "profoundly revolutionary tendencies in the critique of all aspects of the prevailing way of life." Its treatment of popular culture has since been hailed as path-breaking: the critic [[Jon Savage]] has said that one piece by Radcliffe "laid the foundation for the next 20 years of sub-cultural theory." | ||
| - | Radcliffe then became involved with the magazine ''[[Friends (magazine)|Friends]]'', sharing a flat with editor [[Alan Marcuson]]. He currently lives in [[Spain]]. | + | ''Heatwave'' was closely associated with ''[[Rebel Worker]]'', a short-lived but influential magazine published in [[Chicago]] by [[Franklin Rosemont]], [[Penelope Rosemont]], and Bernard Marszalek, to which Radcliffe was a contributor. They were members of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] with links to the [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] movement in France, the British libertarian socialist group [[Solidarity (UK)|Solidarity]] and the Situationist International. |
| - | == See also == | + | Radcliffe became a member of the English section of the S.I. in December 1966, alongside [[Chris Gray (situationist)]], [[Donald Nicholson-Smith]] and [[T. J. Clark (historian)|T. J. Clark]]. He resigned in November 1967, and Gray, Nicholson-Smith and Clark were expelled shortly thereafter. |
| - | [[Wobblies]] | + | Between early 1970 and summer 1972 Radcliffe was involved with the magazine ''[[Friends (magazine)|Friends]]'', sharing a flat with its editor, [[Alan Marcuson]]. |
| - | == Further reading == | + | Radcliffe was a descendant of [[Moll Davis]]. |
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Chicago Surrealist Group]] | ||
| - | Rosemont, Franklin and Radcliffe, Charles. ''Dancin' in the Streets: Anarchists, IWWs, Surrealists, Situationists and Provos in the 1960s as Recorded in the Pages of Rebel Worker and Heatwave''. Charles H Kerr. 2005. ISBN 0-88286-301-0 | ||
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"Mustapha Khayati arrived from Paris to check us out. Di, sceptical about the Situationists, liked Mustapha, who was funny, had an almost constant wry smile and didn't fit the austere revolutionary image of IS. We conversed in Methedrine- and ..."--Don't Start Me Talking: Subculture, Situationism and the Sixties (2018) by Charles Radcliffe |
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Charles Radcliffe (1941 – 2021) was an English cultural critic, political activist and theorist known for his association with the Situationist movement.
Life
A member of the direct-action wing of the peace movement of the early 1960s, he became a regular contributor to the anarchist press in Britain and in 1966 launched Heatwave, a radical magazine produced in London. It lasted for just two issues, but was cited in the Situationist tract On the Poverty of Student Life as an example of one of the "profoundly revolutionary tendencies in the critique of all aspects of the prevailing way of life." Its treatment of popular culture has since been hailed as path-breaking: the critic Jon Savage has said that one piece by Radcliffe "laid the foundation for the next 20 years of sub-cultural theory."
Heatwave was closely associated with Rebel Worker, a short-lived but influential magazine published in Chicago by Franklin Rosemont, Penelope Rosemont, and Bernard Marszalek, to which Radcliffe was a contributor. They were members of the Industrial Workers of the World with links to the Surrealist movement in France, the British libertarian socialist group Solidarity and the Situationist International.
Radcliffe became a member of the English section of the S.I. in December 1966, alongside Chris Gray (situationist), Donald Nicholson-Smith and T. J. Clark. He resigned in November 1967, and Gray, Nicholson-Smith and Clark were expelled shortly thereafter.
Between early 1970 and summer 1972 Radcliffe was involved with the magazine Friends, sharing a flat with its editor, Alan Marcuson.
Radcliffe was a descendant of Moll Davis.
See also
