Critique of Everyday Life
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Critique of Everyday Life is a seminal work of Marxist philosophy and sociology by Henri Lefebvre that analyzes the structures, alienation, and transformative potential embedded in ordinary daily life under modern capitalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of Marxist philosophy ⓘ work of sociology ⓘ |
| addresses |
bureaucratic society of controlled consumption
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everyday temporality and space ⓘ mass culture ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reveal hidden structures of domination in everyday life
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show transformative potential of everyday practices ⓘ |
| author | Henri Lefebvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
alienation
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everydayness ⓘ praxis ⓘ revolution of everyday life ⓘ totality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alienation in daily practices
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commodification of everyday life ⓘ possibilities of emancipation in everyday life ⓘ structures of everyday life ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy of everyday life ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Critique of Everyday Life, Volume I
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Critique of Everyday Life, Volume II NERFINISHED ⓘ Critique of Everyday Life, Volume III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural studies
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everyday life studies ⓘ situationist theory ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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alienation ⓘ everyday life ⓘ modern capitalism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Western Marxism
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critical theory ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1940s–1980s ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstFrenchEdition | L’Arche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Production of Space
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The Urban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondVolumePublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
dialectical materialism
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| thirdVolumePublicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
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