The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord

The extraordinary new conditions in which this entire generation has lived constitute a comprehensive summary of all that, henceforth, the spectacle will forbid and also all that it will permit. Quite simply, the spectacle’s domination has succeeded in raising a whole generation moulded to its laws. “In all that has happened in the last twenty years, the most important change lies in the very continuity of the spectacle. Now finally available in a superb English translation approved by the author, Debord’s text remains as crucial as ever for understanding the contemporary effects of power, which are increasingly inseparable from the new virtual worlds of our rapidly changing image / information culture.

From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late twentieth century. The Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord Zone Books, 1996 - Society - 152 pages 0 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified What. The Proletariat as Subject and RepresentationĨ.Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle. As Debord noted in his follow-up work, Comments on the Society of the Spectacle (1988), 'spectacular domination has succeeded in raising an entire generation molded to its laws.'Ĥ. Most people today have scarcely any awareness of pre-spectacle history, let alone of anti-spectacle possibilities. It has, in fact, become even more pertinent than ever, because the spectacle has become more all-pervading than ever - to the point that it is almost universally taken for granted. The Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord Snippet view - 1994. This makes it more of a challenge, but it is also why it remains so pertinent nearly half a century after its original publication while countless other social theories and intellectual fads have come and gone. The Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord Limited preview - 2020. Contrary to popular misconceptions, Debord’s book is neither an ivory tower “philosophical” discourse nor a mere expression of “protest.” It is a carefully considered effort to clarify the most fundamental tendencies and contradictions of the society in which we find ourselves.

The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord