Adorno on Popular Culture

Zusatztext 'a highly misanthropic but very funny and true analysis of the power and effect of the mass media' Alain de Botton! Telegraph Informationen zum Autor Witkin, Robert W. Klappentext Robert W. Witkin unpacks Adorno's notoriously difficult critique of popular culture in an engaging and accessible style, looking first at the development of the overarching theories of authority, commodification and negative dialectics. He then goes on to consider Adorno's writing on specific aspects of popular culture such as radio, film and popular music. Zusammenfassung Unpacks Adorno's critique of popular culture in an engagingly, looking at the development of theories of authority, commodification and negative dialectics. Goes on to consider Adorno's writing on specific aspects of popular culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Cultural Nemesis 2. The theory of Pseudo-Culture 3. The Dialectic of Enlightenment and the Ring of the Niebelungen 4. The Decay of Aura and the Schema of Mass Culture 5. Star Power 6. Situating Music Socially 7. On Popular Music 8. Adorno's Radio Days 9. Film and Television 10. Woody Allen's Culture Industry 11. Walking a Critical Line Home

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert W. Witkin, WITKIN ROBERT W, Witkin Robert W.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415268240
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26824-0
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: International Library of Socio; International Library of Sociology; International Library of Socio
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general