Rethinking the Spectacle: Guy Debord, Radical Democracy, and the Digital Age
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Spectacle is usually considered a superficial form of politics, which tries to distract and deceive a passive audience. It is difficult to see how this type of politics could be reconciled with the democratic requirement of active and informed agency. Rethinking the Spectacle re-examines the tension between spectacle and political agency using the ideas and practices of Guy Debord and the Situationist International as a point of departure. Drawing on radical democratic theory and examining case studies such as the 2011 Occupy movement, Devin Penner concludes that spectacle can and should be used to mobilize the public for egalitarian purposes.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0774860502
ISBN13:9780774860505
Release Date:August 2019
Publisher:UBC Press
Length:210 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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