#society-of-the-spectacle

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fromOpen Culture
3 days ago

Emma Willard, the First Female Mapmaker in America, Creates Pioneering Maps of Time to Teach Students about Democracy (Circa 1851)

The tendency toward passive visual consumption is tied to 'commodity fetishism,' where society is dominated by both tangible and intangible things, culminating in a spectacle of images.
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fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

The Rise of the Passive Spectator

Weegee's photography uniquely captures the intersection of tragedy and spectatorship, emphasizing the fleeting but significant nature of news images.
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