dérives

A form of dérive — A revolutionary strategy proposed in 1956 by Guy Debord: a mode of experimental behaviour linked to the conditions of urban society, in which participants drop their everyday relations and enter into spontaneous encounters and interactions.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dérive
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