Theory
The Society of the Spectacle
Explore in the Atlas →A critique of a society mediated by images, relevant to spectacle-driven architectural events.
Ephemerality
Details
- Introduced
- 1960s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- The Society of the Spectacle articulates
- Guy Debord proposed
Sources
- Guy Debord. La société du spectacle (The Society of the Spectacle). Buchet/Chastel, 1967.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Society of the Spectacle." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/society-of-the-spectacle/. Accessed July 17, 2026.