The Society of the Spectacle Revisited
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Spectacle, Guy Debord, International SituationistAbstract
The subject of this essay is the elusive theoretical concept of spectacle. After mentioning how the term was used by different authors to describe a society dominated by signs, images and inauthenticity, I shall focus more intently upon Guy Debordʼs La société du spectacle (1967) – the much cited but little read classic which traces the emergence and historical development of a later stage of capitalism organized around new forms of domination and abstraction. In the conclusion, I try to respond critically to Debordʼs fatalist remarks, by emphasizing a wide range of contemporary artistic and political movements that opposes the globalized spectacle inspired by the Situationistsʼ thesis and practices.Downloads
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