Globalization and Media Spectacle: From 9/11 to the Iraq War

Authors

  • Douglas Kellner Universidade da Califórnia em Los Angeles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.35.4083

Keywords:

Media, spectacle, Iraq

Abstract

The following article proposes an overview about the concept of media spectacle. The point here is how the presentation of news and information often takes the form of media spectacle. This analysis of spectacle is influenced by Guy Debord, but there are some relevant conceptions which differ from these of the French thinker.

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Author Biography

Douglas Kellner, Universidade da Califórnia em Los Angeles

Professor of the UCLA's Post-Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

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Published

2008-09-11

How to Cite

Kellner, D. (2008). Globalization and Media Spectacle: From 9/11 to the Iraq War. Revista FAMECOS, 15(35), 17–21. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.35.4083

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 35 (2008)

Section

Dossier IX: International Communication Seminar

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