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The Society of the Spectacle

Guy Debord Original title La société du spectacle (French, 1967)

The Society of the Spectacle is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord, in which the author 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 1988.

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“The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive… compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in any case more rational and democratic.”

Guy Debord book The Society of the Spectacle

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“… just as early industrial capitalism moved the focus of existence from being to having, post-industrial culture has moved that focus from having to appearing.”

Guy Debord book The Society of the Spectacle

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“The spectacle is not a collection of images; rather, it is a social relationship between people that is mediated by images.”

Guy Debord book The Society of the Spectacle

Source: Society of the Spectacle (1967), Ch. 1, sct. 4.
Source: The Society of the Spectacle

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