Guy Debord

Guy Ernest Debord was a French theorist, writer, and filmmaker who founded the Situationist International movement.

His work focused on the spiritual degradation caused by modernization and capitalism in post-WWII Europe.

Debord developed the concept of the "spectacle" to describe how social relations are mediated by images in contemporary society.

He argued that alienation was not merely psychological but a result of capitalist social organization.

Debord's theories attempted to explain the invasive forces of economic modernization on everyday life.

He committed suicide in 1994, leaving behind a legacy of influential critiques on consumer culture and social alienation.