When Debord talks about separation, it is the society that is being separated from the truth. Therefore, what we are seeing is the false representation of society, as the spectacles are the only information being encoded onto society through the mass media, consequently the spectacle is the only information that we know.
That being said, the “spectacle” also means false reality.
The fabricated reality is not only being conveyed through images we see, but also in a constructed environment we live in. (Debord 4) This text provides a theoretical framework to understand the condition of mass consumption and to reflect upon modern society and how the society we live in has been constructed under the capitalist regime.ĭebord’s first chapter Society of the Spectacle talks about the separation of society, this separation is brought upon society from the fabricated reality through the mass dissemination of images, images are pre-programed structure that consists of advertisements, stereotypes that are embedded into television programs, social standards, etc. Debord also goes on by calling this effect the “spectacle of society” which is the dissemination of images that are mediating the social relations amongst people and how people conceive self-identity. The images surrounding us construct a hyper real representation of the cultural sphere.
These images are the result of capitalist approach to glorify the labour production of the consumer culture and maintaining social conformity towards the capitalistic regimen. In chapter one, Debord’s main argument argues that society is being mediated by images and these images produce false consciousness and distorts human rationality. Separation Perfected is the first chapter of Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord.
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