The spectacle presents itself simultaneously as society itself, as a part of society, and as a. English comments on the society of the spectacle guy debord. Debord s father, martial, was a pharmacist who died when debord was young. Comments on the society of the spectacle by guy debord. Essentially claims that capitalism has absorbed all of its alternatives. Debord s mother, paulette rossi, sent guy to live with his grandmother in her family villa in italy. The book is considered a seminal text for the situationist movement. 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. He was one of the founders of lettrist international from 1952 to 1957, then of the situationist international from 1957 to 1972, of which he edited the french magazine. I believe that my translation conveys debord s actual meaning more accurately, as well as.
In the society of the spectacle debord had kind of a naive optimism going on. Guy debord also known as debord guy was born in paris in 1931. Itisaworldviewthathasactuallybeenmaterialized,aviewofaworldthathasbecome. Guy debord was one of the most important participants in the activities associated with the situationist international in the 1960s. Debord published a followup book comments on the society of the spectacle in 1988. This, on the other hand, is a wonderfully pessimistic critique of capitalism. Comments on the society of the spectacle guy debord. Gerard berreby nous eclaire aujourdhui sur cette pensee moins datee quil ny parait. This amalgamation might be summed up by slightly revising thesis 105 of the society of the spectacle, which drew a distinction, on the basis of the situation prior to 1967, between two. Search for library items search for lists search for.
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