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Study On The Mass Culture Theory Of Frankfurt School

Posted on:2017-03-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:A XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330485964491Subject:Aesthetics
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In the west, the Frankfurt school’s mass culture theory has been questioned, criticized and criticized by many people. The Frankfurt school’s mass culture theory is, in fact, in a difficult situation. However, in the category of Western Marxism, the Frankfurt school, as an important part of the historical significance, has a vital significance to the study of Marx’s doctrine. The thought of the school of thought has a representative significance in the history of the record of the circumstances of their existence at that time. Their voices represent the voice of modern intellectuals represented by them in that era. So for the study of mass culture scholars, for the study of critical theories of mass culture of scholars, for the study of Western Marxist scholars, for research scholars of Marxism, Frankfurt School’s classic works, all research related to this topic later people need to do the necessary homework. Therefore, it is of practical significance and academic value to study the Frankfurt school’s mass culture theory in the study of Chinese and Western context. This paper is divided into three parts.The first part, the overall background of mass culture in the Chinese transparent, to talk about the integration and subversion of Zhao Yong’s "mass culture":the theoretical analysis of the content of this book. Many of the ideas and ideas in the book are novel and original. This before the author’s understanding of the theory of mass culture label type fixed thinking brought no small impact and shock, also the book let the author in the context of Chinese and Western "of Frankfurt School’s mass culture theory analysis of this proposition launched research and interpretation power, started from a point of dialectical spirit from this new angle of research. The second part is the central part of the body.First, a comprehensive introduction and positive re positioning of the Frankfurt school in the western context of mass culture theory. In the context of the west of Frankfurt School’s mass culture theory mainly is in fact on Adorno, Lowenthal, Marcuse and Benjamin four thinkers of mass culture theory carding and clarification, analysis and identification of more than, respectively for the case study, the formation of a theory of discourse context of the individual thinking. Start from the concept of the individuation of each representative members. This is conducive to the interpretation of each of the representatives of members of handy thought in the effect of the change of different historical background and spirit of the concrete embodiment. And according to the members of the school of the theory of mass culture with the extent and impact, the first generation of the core members of Adorno, Lowenthal and Marcuse and Benjamin’s theory of mass culture as its research object; Horkheimer as an important background characters.Secondly, introduces the Chinese scholars the most representative viewpoints. Especially Chen Xueming, You Zhan Sheng, Tao Dongfeng et al research insights, and misappropriation of said, "dislocation" and "scratch" and other viewpoints.Again, the new understanding of the West and the in China spread of, especially in the context of mass culture, mass culture in the different Chinese and Western ideology, social background and academic atmosphere, the inheritance of Peninsular Malaysia has a nature is different from the different economic base and ideology; system with various degrees of different. The future development direction is different from the meaning of research. But there are many inevitable similarities. Therefore, it is more and more important to study the contents of Chinese and Western context.The third part, through combing Chinese and Western mass culture research, is focusing on exploring sorted out Chinese scholars with dialectical theory of mass culture results. And we can enlighten the study of literature and art, especially the study of mass culture.Although the center part mainly focus on "mass culture" and "dialectical spirit" and the significance of the study of mass culture compared to the study of Frankfurt school, but its research value is to help us to grasp the in-depth understanding of mass culture. In a large extent, it is better to enrich the connotation of Western Marxism and cultural studies theory.
Keywords/Search Tags:Frankfurt school, dialectical, mass culture theory
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