Baudrillard and the Culture Industry: Returning to the First Generation of the Frankfurt School 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Khandizaji, Amirhosein (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319698737 ISBN-13: 9783319698731 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Critical Theory - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
Dewey: 142 |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.77 lbs) 112 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book argues for the importance of the theory of the culture industry in today's world. It begins by considering the neglect of the culture industry in the second and third generation of the Frankfurt School, presenting historical background information and criticisms on the theories of Habermas and Honneth. In our age, the culture industry is something quite different from what Adorno and Horkheimer described or could even imagine in the twentieth century. Today, the masses can not only access the media but can also respond to the messages they receive. A key question that arises, then, is why the masses, even after gaining access to their own media, still adhere to the values of the capitalist system? Why haven't they achieved a class consciousness? |