Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. There was never anything outrageous, however, about what it had to say. The society of the spectacle is a work of philosophy and marxist critical theory by guy debord, in. Subsequent to the publication of the book, debord also produced a video essay based on a series of elusive ideas captured in the treatise. Originally published in france in 1967, society of the spectacle offered a set of radically new propositions about the nature of contemporary capitalism and modern culture. Pdf in 1967, guy debord published his landmark analysis of the spectacle. The society of the spectacle still stands as one of the most frequently read books in cultural studies and critical theory after over five decades since its original publication in french.
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Nearly 50 years ago, guy debords the society of the spectacle reached bookshelves in france. Guy debords society of the spectacle part two duration. For the first time, guy debords pivotal work society of the spectacle appears in a definitive and authoritative english translation. In this ambitious and innovative biography, vincent kaufmann places debords very hostility toward the inquisitive, biographical gaze at the center of an. Ideology in material form bibliographic information by. Psychogeographic fragmentation of london agglomeration 1956.
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The society of the spectacle by guy debord a key member of the situationist international argues that contemporary capitalist society has become obsessed with images and appearances over all else. Jappe 1999 captured the essence of debords analysis of the spectacle in the following paraphrase. It was a thin book in a plain white cover, with an obscure publisher and an author who shunned. Pdf in this paper we set out to accomplish several goals. Debord published a followup book comments on the society of the spectacle in 1988. An illustrated guide to guy debords the society of the spectacle. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up 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 cenlury.
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