Psychogeography

Davies,John. (2009). NS Namecheck. Available: http://www.johndavies.org/2009/04/ns-namecheck.html. Last accessed 10th November 2011.

Who and what are the situationists international?

The Situationist International was a combination of  two existing groups, the Lettrist International and the International Union for a Pictorial Bauhaus. The result was a group that sought to redefine revolutionary praxis. 

Who is Guy Debord and what role did he play in psychogeography? 

Guy Debord was a writer and filmaker and also the co-founder/leading figure within the Situationist International. Debord defined psychogeography as "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals."

Who is Will Self and what contribution does he make to psychogeography? 

William Woodward Self is an English novelist and journalist who turned to long distance walking after quiting drugs and became a student of psychogeography. Self has written a book called "Psychogeography" which is a collection of his essays about his walks around the world.

Who is Iain Sinclaire and what makes him a psychogeographer?

Iain Sinclair is a Welsh writer and filmaker who has produced a large body of work based on pedestrian exploration of the urban and suburban landscape.

What is a Flaneur?

Crickenberger,Heather Marcelle . (2007). The Flâneur. Available: http://www.thelemming.com/lemming/dissertation-web/home/flaneur.html. Last accessed 10th November 2011.

Who is J G Ballard and what role does he play in psychogeography

Ballard wrote a series of novels that depicted the behavioural response to changes in suburban environments. 

Who is Richard Wentworth and what's his engagement with Psychogeography?

Wentworth was commisioned tp produce a body of work by Artangel in 2002: "An Area of Outstanding Unnatural Beauty" an investigation in the psycho-geography of London starting from King's Cross, where Richard Wentworth has been living for 25 years. (Unknown Author. (2004). Press Release. Available: http://www.pinksummer.com/pink2/exb/wen/exb001en.htm. Last accessed 10th November 2011.)