R�gis Debray is professor of philosophy in the Facult� de Lettres at the Universit� de Lyon III. Founder and editor of Les Cahiers de m�diologie,former aide to president Fran�ois Mitterand, erstwhile associate of Che Guevara, and captive cause c�l�brein Bolivia (1967--1970), he is the author of numerous books, including Media Manifestos: On the Technological Transmission of Cultural Forms; Charles de Gaulle: Futurist of the Nation; Against Venice; Revolution in the Revolution?; and Teachers, Writers, Celebrities: The Intellectuals of Modern France.His political memoir, Blessed Be Our Gods,is forthcoming.