The Society of the Spectacle
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The Society of the Spectacle is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord where he develops and presents the concept of the Spectacle. The book is considered a seminal text f
Cover of the first edition
Spectacular advertising depicts not only the commodity but also a world centered on its appreciation.
Debord saw the spectacular celebration of commodities as a sophisticated counterpart to the propaganda of bureaucratic systems.
1983 edition of Society of the Spectacle
Spectacle (critical theory)
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The spectacle is a central notion in the Situationist theory, developed by Guy Debord in his 1967 book The Society of the Spectacle. In the general sense, the spectacle refers to "the autocratic reign
The Society of the Spectacle
…La société du spectacle) is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord where he develops and presents the concept of the Spectacle. The book is considered a seminal text for the Situationist movement. Debord published a follow-up book Comments on the Society of the Spectacle in…
Debord cited promotional merchandise as a means by which consumers participate in the diffuse spectacle.
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