Textual Reading Of Mass Culture Critical Theory Of The "Dialectic Of Enlightenment"

"Dialectic of Enlightenment" mass culture theory occupies an important position in the FrankfurtSchool critical theory of society is an important component of the school culture and the critique ofideology, mass culture theory not only to expand the connotation of the Frankfurt School critical theory ofsociety, but also affect Frankfurt the theory of the members of the Institute of late.Horkheimer and Adorno, mass culture critique-time environment and macro-perspective of thenew changes in the capitalist society, bourgeois inform the policy change and a continuation of thecapitalist mode of production, while its space environment and incentives is the culture of France publicityand cultural domination; This constitutes a typical context of mass culture theory generated. Thedevelopment of science and technology and instrumental rationality generation, popular culture presentscommercialization, technology, standardization, similar sorts of planar and entertainment, forced, totality;This constitutes a critique of mass culture critique of ideology dimension. The dimensions of the mainpoints of the critique of ideology is that the mechanism of mass media and happiness is the basic path ofthe ideology of mass culture; which is reflected in: technological rationality is the premise of the ideologyof mass culture, mass media is the intermediary of the ideology of mass culture the happy establishment ofthe mechanism is the way of the ideology of mass culture. Horkheimer and Adorno thus that the function ofthe ideology of mass culture is certainly realistic maintenance functions, deceptive and manipulationfunctions, enlightenment function, integration and assimilation function; ultimately the Enlightenment logicthat the role of the logic of capital, popular culture has led to a comprehensive human alienation. In thecritical theory of mass culture, popular culture dialectics constitute the subject of mass culture critique, thecritique of capitalism constitute the realistic dimension of the critique of mass culture, non-identity is thetrue aspirations of the social development of humanity monument marks the critique of mass culturelearning dimension to open; of mass culture critique of consumer culture critique in a certain sense;reflecting of positive significance for the critique of mass culture. However, due to gaps in knowledge ofthe relationship between popular culture and ideology, the construction of a lack of theoretical and mainbearers is not present, no dialectical view of popular culture, thus showing the limitations; China The masscultural construction provides a real revelation.