Situationism
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Situationism was a mid-20th-century radical artistic and political movement, led by the Situationist International, that critiqued consumer society and sought to transform everyday life through experimental practices and subversive interventions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Situationism canonical | 2 |
| situationism | 1 |
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Target entity: Situationism Context triple: [European avant-garde, includesMovement, Situationism]
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Neobehaviorism
Neobehaviorism is a later development of behaviorist psychology that retains a focus on observable behavior while incorporating theoretical constructs like intervening variables and internal processes to explain learning and motivation.
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Cognitivism
Cognitivism is a psychological and educational theory that explains learning and behavior in terms of internal mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
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Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
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The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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"The Place of Impulse in Conduct"
"The Place of Impulse in Conduct" is a chapter or section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that examines the role of impulse and instinct in shaping human behavior and moral decision-making.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Situationism Target entity description: Situationism was a mid-20th-century radical artistic and political movement, led by the Situationist International, that critiqued consumer society and sought to transform everyday life through experimental practices and subversive interventions.
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A.
Neobehaviorism
Neobehaviorism is a later development of behaviorist psychology that retains a focus on observable behavior while incorporating theoretical constructs like intervening variables and internal processes to explain learning and motivation.
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B.
Cognitivism
Cognitivism is a psychological and educational theory that explains learning and behavior in terms of internal mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
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C.
Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
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D.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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E.
"The Place of Impulse in Conduct"
"The Place of Impulse in Conduct" is a chapter or section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that examines the role of impulse and instinct in shaping human behavior and moral decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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political movement ⓘ |
| aimsFor |
self-management of society
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total revolution ⓘ transformation of everyday life ⓘ |
| centralConceptDefinedAs | construction of situations ⓘ |
| criticizes |
advertising
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mass media ⓘ passive spectatorship ⓘ spectacular consumption ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
France
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Situationist movement
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Situationist theory ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
anti-capitalism
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anti-spectacle ⓘ critique of consumer society ⓘ critique of everyday life ⓘ dérive ⓘ détournement ⓘ psychogeography ⓘ revolution of everyday life ⓘ situation ⓘ spectacle ⓘ unitary urbanism ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalRoot |
Dada
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Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ anarchism ⓘ avant-garde art traditions ⓘ council communism ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Asger Jorn
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Constant Nieuwenhuys NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil J. Wolman NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Debord NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Chtcheglov NERFINISHED ⓘ Michèle Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Raoul Vaneigem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Formulary for a New Urbanism
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Instructions for an Insurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Report on the Construction of Situations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Revolution of Everyday Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Society of the Spectacle NERFINISHED ⓘ Theses on the Cultural Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacyIn |
critical media activism
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culture jamming ⓘ situationist-inspired urban exploration ⓘ |
| hasMainOrganization | Situationist International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | May 1968 events in France ⓘ |
| influencedField |
activism
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autonomist Marxism ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ political theory ⓘ punk culture ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| opposes |
bureaucratic socialism
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commodity fetishism ⓘ consumer capitalism ⓘ spectacular society ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Letterist International
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Lettrism NERFINISHED ⓘ Provo movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialisme ou Barbarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpan | 1950s–1970s ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
critical theory
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dérive ⓘ détournement ⓘ psychogeographical exploration ⓘ subversive artistic intervention ⓘ |
| viewsArtAs | means to transform life rather than separate sphere ⓘ |
| viewsUrbanSpaceAs | field for experimental practices ⓘ |
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