By popular demand, here are more opinions on Debord. Does PEL have the cred to discuss neo-Marxism? Do we just not GET IT, what with our bourgeois outlooks that always split the difference between extremes and so espouse moderation? Are we perhaps too blinded by the spectacle to even see it? Well, Mark and Seth use this extra hour to ask some leftist podcasters what they Continue Reading …
Episode 170: Guy Debord’s “Society of the Spectacle” (Part Two)
More on the 1967 Situtationist book. Do we buy Debord's critique? Is any merely partial critique (i.e., not calling for revolution) just more spectacle? Is technology inherently dehumanizing? Haven't some of these passivity/anti-technology arguments even been launched back in history against things like books? Could Debord's model of authenticity be mass produced, i.e., is Continue Reading …
Episode 170: Guy Debord’s “Society of the Spectacle” (Part One)
On the 1967 neo-Marxist, Situtationist book. What is culture? In modern capitalism, Debord thinks that it's all about the economy. It's not just our jobs that keep us trapped, but our life outside of working hours is also demanded by "the system" via our activity as consumers, and this commoditization infiltrates every corner of our lives. Debord wants us to WAKE UP, Continue Reading …
Ep. 170: Guy Debord’s “Society of the Spectacle” (Citizen Edition)
On the 1967 neo-Marxist, Situtationist book. What is culture? In modern capitalism, Debord thinks that it's all about the economy. It's not just our jobs that keep us trapped, but our life outside of working hours is also demanded by "the system" via our activity as consumers, and this commoditization infiltrates every corner of our lives. Debord wants us to WAKE UP, Continue Reading …