Pdf regis debray and mediation studies, or how does an idea. Venezuelan anthropologist elisabeth burgosdebray born in valencia, venezuela, in 1941, former wife of the french philosopher regis debray, was the editor of rigoberta menchus controversial autobiography i, rigoberta menchu. Regis debray transmitting culture sylviane agacinski the politics the sexes catherine clement and julia kristeva the feminine and the sacred alain corbin the life fan unknown. Jules regis debray is a french philosopher, journalist, former government official and.
Regis debrays mediological work has so far failed to stir much. Andreas baader on the run from the law in germany hides out in the apartment of the political intellectual regis debray who at the same time is serving what is supposed to be a long prison term in bolivia. The importance of regis debray in relation to the latin american revolution stems from several things. A metamethodological analysis after regis debray, the fibreculture journal 12 2008, html. Based on jong discussions with fidel, it sets out the new cuban. Information and translations of foco in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. An itinerary by regis debray, translated by jeffrey mehlman 400pp, verso. 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. Ramms overall thesis is that debray leninized guevara. An historical critique of the emergence and evolution of. Debray never offers a definition of french civilization, but he clearly doesnt see it as european.
His association with guevara cost him quite a bit of freedom, as he was imprisoned after this book was published. These interviews are the basis for i, rigoberta menchu. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the longterm transmission of cultural meaning in human society. Pdf this article presents an outline of rgis debrays mediology. Lire regis debray, cest etre pris dans le balancement dune dialectique aceree, le mouvement dune pensee crepitante, dun style lapidaire, nerveux, sec, aux formules fulgurantes. Philosopher regis debray sees the history of society in terms of mediaspheres the environment where messages are transported. Jules regis debray 1940 is a french philosopher, journalist, former government official and academic.
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. The intellectuals of modern france debray, regis on. From a famous scene where a priest compares a printed book to the architecture and stained glass windows of the cathedral as communication medium. It was while traveling in france that she met elisabeth burgos debray, a venezuelan woman married to the french revolutionary historian regis debray. Life is no paradise for french workers today, but it is a sight better than it was a century ago, thanks to the great struggles of 1936 and 1968, and. The story of his arrest, torture and imprisonment when on a journalistic mission to. Regis debray author of revolution in the revolution. This underestimated book begins with the question why the christian faith, and not any other among the eastern religious movements that competed for converts in roman times, became the dominant religion of the western world in the aftermath of pagan rome.
Frederic vandenberghe, regis debray and mediation studies, or how does an idea become a material force. At times, largely linked to the mathematical theory of communication, it has played a. Regis debray was born on september 2, 1940 in paris, france. Regis debray is the author of many books, including media manifestos, critique of political reason and god. Twentyseven years ago, french radical theoretician regis debray was sentenced by a bolivian military tribunal. Alessandro gargani marked it as toread aug, brief an einen israelischen debrat regis debray. The long march in latin america, and the second was published in march of the same year problems of revolutionary strategy in latin america. As a young man at the ecole normale superieure, he sat at the feet of louis althusser. Regis debray spent less than a month with che in bolivia, and it isnt certain that he. Book by regis debray, editions ramsay et foliogallimard, paris. He execrates the european union as a globishspeaking supermarket, failing to acknowledge that it has pacified a continent on which war was long endemic. Text submitted as part of the viva, or dissertation defense, confirming the candidates authority to direct research. 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.
Debray concludes that, although progress is possible in technology, it is meaningless in politics. Transmission functions as a key image of communication in media, communications, and cultural study. In truth, what debray calls america is modernity itselffrances as well as that of the united states. Quietly, but proudly, she leads us into her own cultural world, a world in which the sacred and the profane constantly mingle, in which worship and domestic life are one and the same. From babeuf to marx to mao, the passage of printed ideas, and their inundation by images in the age of the spectacle. This is not the reality that emerges from the pages of guevaras own diary. Join facebook to connect with debray regis and others you may know. Some books would be better if they were bad all the way through. In the words of the editor and interviewer, elisabeth burgosdebray. In cuba, debrays most recent essay revolution in the revolution. The marxism of regis debray as we go to press, regis debray is about to stand trial in bolivia.
Guy sorman, a city journal contributing editor, is the author of many books, including economics does not lie. Regis debray has led the fullest of lives, embroiled in ideology, controversy and action. God an itinerary by regis debray books the guardian. For propaganda reasons, the bourgeoisie little by little inflates. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. For those interested in understanding cultural processes, regis debray s cultural transmission is a mustread. 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.
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