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Guy DebordThe Society of the Spectacle
Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1967A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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What is the role played by the image in the society of the spectacle?
Why is the representation of the working class seen as the epitome of the type of alienation that exists in the society of the spectacle?
Does Debord think that Marx fully overcame all the shortcomings of Hegelian philosophy? Why or why not?
According to Debord’s analysis, what is the key difference regarding ancient and contemporary forms of political power, and why does time play such a crucial role regarding the latter?
What does Debord mean when he says that “the time officially affirmed over the entire expanse of the globe as the general time of society...is only a particular time”?
What is the relationship between time and the way in which people live their lives under capitalism?
What is urbanism, and what role does it play in the capitalist development of space?
What is the role played by art and culture in the society of the spectacle?
What does Debord understand by the concept of history, and what does Debord think of the spectacle’s relationship to history?
