Andrew Hussey

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Andrew Hussey (born 1963) is a cultural historian and biographer, born in Liverpool, England. He was a Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and since 2006 he has been the Head of French and Comparative Studies at University of London Institute in Paris. He has written on French social and political movements, particularly the May 1968 riots in France, and the Situationists, headed by Guy Debord and Raoul Vaneigem. He also regularly contributes to The Observer newspaper.

More recently he provided the foreword to How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 (2007), written by Francis Hervé.

[edit] Publications

  • The Inner Scar: The Mysticism Of Georges Bataille (2000)
  • The Game Of War: The Life And Death Of Guy Debord (2001)
  • The Beast At Heaven’s Gate: Georges Bataille And The Art Of Transgression (2006)
  • Paris: The Secret History (2006)