The contemporary society and the spectacle of terror

Authors

  • Érica de Castro Corrêa University of Florida (UF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ver.2016.30.74.02

Abstract

With the coming of interactive media, the concept of Society of the Spectacle reaches a new level, in which the image acquires a crucial role in the interactions between governments, societies and extremist groups. These interactions, however, are being established through the promotion of violence and terror as a way of political articulation. In this sense, this article presents a discussion about the concept of Society of the Spectacle and about some functions of the image in the contemporary world.

Keywords: Society of the Spectacle, interactive media, terrorism.

Author Biography

Érica de Castro Corrêa, University of Florida (UF)

Mestre em Comunicação Social pela Universidade da Florida (UF) com bacharelado em Design Gráfico pela Universidade Estadual de Minas Gerais (UEMG).

Atualmente concentra suas pesquisas nas áreas de comunicação que se relacionam com produções midiáticas, cultura do consumo e práticas sociais, e participa de seminários e congressos no Brasil, como a Intercom e a Ecomig.

 

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Published

2016-02-20

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 74: May/August - 2016/2

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