Adorno's Mass Culture Critical Theory Research

Entered the new period of reform and opening-up,China's mass culture flourished,especially in recent years,with each big TV star reality TV show,show,show the emerge in endlessly,especially the mass culture research to a climax.Popular culture in the new era,our country should go in the direction of what it is a problem needed to resolve.And the representative figure of Frankfurt school adorno's critique of the mass culture of late capitalism period theory has profound significance to the us,on the system further research is necessary.This article from adorno's critical theory of mass culture background,focus on the text study,finally to subsequent learning affect and philosophical implications.Paper is divided into the following several parts: first,from the context of the formation of critical theory,put forward by the science and technology and the media to support development of mass culture has been full of the whole society,in addition,the theory of Marx's commodity fetishism and also provide theoretical support for his critical theory.Second,expounds the mass culture and the content of adorno's critical theory of mass culture.Clear the adorno criticizes "mass culture" in essence is a "the mass",i.e.it is not from the public's own culture,more is not for public cultural services.On this basis,from the commercialization,standardization,pseudo individualized and specific ideological four aspects outlined adorno's critical thinking.Again,criticism of adorno's mass culture theory from two aspects of positive and negative evaluation.On the one hand,the critical theory of the most significant contribution lies in its start commercialization of critical theory of mass culture,deeply influenced the later scholars understanding of popular culture.On the other hand,due to adorno's critical thought on their own,not to unify the theory and practice experience,therefore in the public's subjectivity,the attitude to science and technology is too one-sided,it is a reflection of his thought limitation.Finally briefly put forward adorno's critical theory of mass culture of modern enlightenment.In the current,we want to encourage the innovation of culture,to prevent a large number of mechanical reproduction of culture is the cultural market.In addition,the cultural materialistic to suppress further spread,give full play to the instrumental rationality in the positive role of socialist modernization construction in our country.Research on adorno's critical theory of mass culture in addition to the original translation and interpretation of the text to account for the vast majority,there are also based on the Angle of economics,psychology,art and other to this,this article from the perspective of philosophy discussed adorno mass culture critical theory and combined with the current popular culture made a systematic research on the actual development.Due to the limitation of academic ability,mastery of his critical thinking has many inadequate places,such as adorno for tools of rational thought there are still some thoughts fog,I'll do further research in the future.