Culture IndustryISBN: 978-0-7456-2676-5
Hardcover
224 pages
February 2003, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Unravelling Horkheimer and Adorno’s complex prose,
Steinert sets out to explain precisely what is meant by the term
‘culture industry’. Writing in a clear and engaging
style, he provides an accessible exposition of the key themes and
concepts. This close textual analysis is combined with wide-ranging
case studies showing how the concept of culture industry can be
used to approach more recent cultural phenomena. Examining
contemporary film, pop music and art, as well as dating agencies
and the paparazzi, Steinert reveals the ways in which culture is
commodified today.
This is an original book that provides a fresh critical perspective on culture and the media. It will be essential reading for students of media and cultural studies, sociology and of the humanities in general.