ISBN:
9780415253802
,
9780415255349
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 210 Seiten
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
Routledge classics
DDC:
306.4/09/04
Keywords:
Popular culture History 20th century
;
Mass society History 20th century
;
Mass media Social aspects 20th century
;
History
;
Civilization, Modern 1950-
;
Postmodernism
;
Massenkultur
Abstract:
"The creation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory in the 1920s saw the birth of some of the most exciting and challenging writings of the twentieth century. It is out of this background that the great critic Theodor Adorno emerged. His finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture. He argued that the culture industry commodified and standardised all art. In turn this suffocated individuality and destroyed critical thinking. At the time, Adorno was accused by his many detractors of everything from overreaction to deranged hysteria. In today's world, where even the least cynical of consumers is aware of the influence of the media, Adorno's work takes on a more immediate significance. The Culture Industry is an unrivaled indictment of the banality of mass culture."--Jacket
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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