The Debord Paper. On the Actuality of Guy Debord´s book "The Society of the Spectacle" from 1967


Essay, 2016

7 Seiten, Note: A


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This work aims to analyse Gyu Debord´s book "The Society of the Spectacle" and the actuality of the indications given in that book.

Even though it is not quite a widespread attitude fulfilled in practice, analysing whether certain theoretical legacy of the past could be regarded as appropriate and valuable to the contemporary times is without any doubt appears to be a procedure that might provide one with productive outcomes.

As far as Guy Debord is concerned in particular, his ideas definitely refer to a potential list of conceptions that need to be reconsidered today. This assumption could be explained at least by the fact that his basic positions presented in the well-recognized book "The Society of the Spectacle" (1967) obtain both critical and appreciative perceptions, which in fact are going to be discussed further. Nevertheless, it could be easily suggested that Debord’s statements are still relevant to the contemporary context, when technologies that constitute specificity of media are significantly advanced.

While some of his theses could be used while describing practices people apply to while using social media, others eloquently represent a range of aspects that are crucial to analysis, as an instance, of celebrity culture. That is why it is important to state that the profound indications of Guy Debord articulated back in 1967, preserve their actuality these days as well.

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Titel
The Debord Paper. On the Actuality of Guy Debord´s book "The Society of the Spectacle" from 1967
Hochschule
Colorado State University
Note
A
Autor
Jahr
2016
Seiten
7
Katalognummer
V465797
ISBN (eBook)
9783668970670
ISBN (Buch)
9783668970687
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Guy Debord wrote his essay in 1967—before the Web, before cell phones, before cable TV, even before the invention of the personal computer. Looking back on his work 47 years afterward, we must now ask: have the changes in media and technology proven, modified, expanded, or disproven his argument? In other words: how do Debord’s ideas from ’67 apply to ’14? Use the following to help you build your argument: Examples of media artifacts—either from then or from now (or both, used comparatively) Guy Debord’s text, Chapter 1 of The Society of the Spectacle.
Schlagworte
debord, paper, actuality, debord´s, society, spectacle
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Alexander Potako (Autor:in), 2016, The Debord Paper. On the Actuality of Guy Debord´s book "The Society of the Spectacle" from 1967, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/465797

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