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
standardized all art. In turn this suffocated individuality and
destroyed critical thinking. At the time, Adorno was accused of
everything from overreaction to deranged hysteria by his many
detractors. 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
unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture.
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ISBN
9781000158724
Publisert
2020
Utgave
2. utgave
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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