Rethinking the Spectacle: Guy Debord, Radical Democracy, and the Digital Age - Brossura

Penner, Devin

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ISBN 10: 0774860510 ISBN 13: 9780774860512

Casa editrice: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2020

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0774860510
• ISBN 13: 9780774860512
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 241
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile