The project will examine the problems that confronted the Situationist International from 1957 to 1968 and show how those same problems are addressed almost half a century later in the film, Fight OutlineClub. Aim: To argue that that the problems faced by the SI are still evident today and that the events presented in Fight Club are symptomatic of this. Method: The following aspects of both Situationist thought and the themes discussed in Fight Club will be used to support my argument: – Commodification and Consumerism: Both Guy Debord and Tyler Durden felt society had become \u2018over-reliant\u2019 on material possessions. – The Society of the Spectacle: The product of this over-reliance. Debord\u2019s term for the vicarious nature of modern life. – Detournement: The process of defacing or editing already existing pieces of art, film, music, literature or architecture. Tyler\u2019s assignments in Fight Club are deeply rooted in this idea. – The LA Riots, the Strasbourg Scandal, May 1968 and \u2018Project Mayhem\u2019: These events marked the culmination of both SI thought and Tyler\u2019s desires in Fight Club. – Situationist Film and Fight Club Itself: Both looked to push the boundaries and confront traditional cinematic norms. – Terrorism: Could the Situationists be viewed as terrorists? The members of \u2018Project Mayhem\u2019 certainly could. Is terrorism in fact necessary for change? – Generation X: The events of May \u201968 marked a culmination of social unrest, but as \u201cthe middle children of history\u201d does our generation have anything left for which to fight? Sources include: \u2018Fight Club\u2019- David Fincher, \u2018The Society of the Spectacle\u2019- Guy Debord, \u2018Guy Debord and the Situationist International\u2019- Tom McDonough, and \u2018The Culture Industry- Theodor Adorno. Information from the Internet, magazines and newspapers will also be used to illustrate my project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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