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Book Synopsis
Drawing on radical democratic theory and the ideas of political theorist Guy Debord, Rethinking the Spectacle examines the tension between spectacles and political agency in our digital society.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Spectacle in Theory: Debord’s Conception and Beyond

2 Practical Implications: From the Situationist International to Autonomist Marxism

3 Rethinking the Spectacle 1: Lessons from the Situationist International

4 Rethinking the Spectacle 2: Toward a Radically Democratic Approach

5 The Spectacular Politics of the 2011 Occupy Movement

Conclusion

Notes; Bibliography; Index

Rethinking the Spectacle

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 February 2020
      ISBN-13 9780774860512
      978-0774860512
      ISBN-10 0774860510
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      Left-of-centre democratic ideologies and movements Political science and theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on radical democratic theory and the ideas of political theorist Guy Debord, Rethinking the Spectacle examines the tension between spectacles and political agency in our digital society.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 The Spectacle in Theory: Debord’s Conception and Beyond

      2 Practical Implications: From the Situationist International to Autonomist Marxism

      3 Rethinking the Spectacle 1: Lessons from the Situationist International

      4 Rethinking the Spectacle 2: Toward a Radically Democratic Approach

      5 The Spectacular Politics of the 2011 Occupy Movement

      Conclusion

      Notes; Bibliography; Index

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