6/12/2023 0 Comments The society of the spectacle 1973![]() ![]() It is still one of the greatest theoretical examinations of our social-cultural conditions describing in pinpoint accuracy the dreadful corporate globalization sweeping the planet, The spectacle accompanies us throughout our lives via news propaganda, advertising and entertainment, and yes social media,alienating us from ourselves and our desires in order to facilitate the accumulation of capital.įor Debord the spectacle presented itself as a vast inaccessible reality that can never be questioned, It's sole message is :"What appears is good what is good appears," The passive acceptance it demands is already effectively imposed by its monopoly of appearances. While this is superficially satisfying it makes us isolated and lonely individuals. This spectacle has replaced social interaction and human needs. " In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an immene accumulation of spectacles," Debord's book begins, "Everything that was directly lived has receded into a representation." The political consequence of this separation from shared felt experience is key to understanding both how we experience the world and how we can change it. Guy Debord was born on December 28, 1931, in Paris, France, a witer and director who became a leading figure of the French Situationist International In his fascinating book first published in June 1967, the Society of the Spectacle, he argued that to succumbing to alienation caused by capitalism we have let our lives become colonised by an immersive experience. ![]()
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