La civilización del espectáculo

By Mario Vargas Llosa

Subjects: Western Civilization, Civilización moderna, Social problems, Civilization, history, Distraction (Philosophy), Civilización occidental, Civilization, modern, 20th century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Opiniones políticas y sociales, History, Culture, Modern Civilization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Philosophy, Political and social views

Description: The author puts forth a hard and somber interpretation of our times. Our civilization has turned into entertainment, gossip, enjoyment, and has adopted a carefree, devil-may-care attitude, ignoring what is happening as long as it has its fix of soccer, bull fighting, baseball, cheap entertainment, talk shows, irresponsible yellow journalism, and exploitation of the poor. The idea is: have fun, keep boredom at bay, and avoid what bothers, worries and anguishes us. In fact modern culture makes it a social mandate.