Heatwave (magazine)
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 19:05, 16 December 2017 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{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". | ||
| - | ''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]]. | + | '''''Heatwave''''' was a short-lived [[libertarian socialist]] journal launched by [[Charles Radcliffe]]. Only two issues of the journal were produced, appearing in July and September 1966. The first issue positioned itself as an 'experimental, perhaps slightly crazed libertarian socialist journal', and included a statement of intent: 'HEATWAVE is not a rival to existing publications on the libertarian left, but an addition to the libertarian press and an extension of its ideology, both conscious and unconscious, into new fields. ''HEATWAVE'' wants to generate heat in every field. We believe the time is ripe for an explosion of revolutionary energy which would alter the face of the earth. ''HEATWAVE'' advocates the use of any and all means that may bring to a climax the crisis of capitalism and authoritarianism, and result in the total extinction of all forms of exploitation or authority.' |
| - | 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. | + | The journal's formation was inspired by, and aspired to be the British counterpart of a similar, [[Chicago]] based publication, ''[[The Rebel Worker]]'', which was associated with the [[Industrial Workers of the World]]. |
| - | Radcliffe then became involved with the magazine ''[[Friends (magazine)|Friends]]'', sharing a flat with editor [[Alan Marcuson]]. He currently lives in [[Spain]]. | ||
| - | |||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | |||
| - | [[Wobblies]] | ||
| - | |||
| - | == Further reading == | ||
| - | |||
| - | 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 | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Heatwave was a short-lived libertarian socialist journal launched by Charles Radcliffe. Only two issues of the journal were produced, appearing in July and September 1966. The first issue positioned itself as an 'experimental, perhaps slightly crazed libertarian socialist journal', and included a statement of intent: 'HEATWAVE is not a rival to existing publications on the libertarian left, but an addition to the libertarian press and an extension of its ideology, both conscious and unconscious, into new fields. HEATWAVE wants to generate heat in every field. We believe the time is ripe for an explosion of revolutionary energy which would alter the face of the earth. HEATWAVE advocates the use of any and all means that may bring to a climax the crisis of capitalism and authoritarianism, and result in the total extinction of all forms of exploitation or authority.'
The journal's formation was inspired by, and aspired to be the British counterpart of a similar, Chicago based publication, The Rebel Worker, which was associated with the Industrial Workers of the World.
