ENG 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Theodor W. Adorno, F. R. Leavis, The Great Tradition
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Pop lit"s definition: stephen king: what if , 50% story, 25% language, 20% character, 5% everything else: contemporary trends, pop culture ref"s, how to race fast cars, gamble, order a good dinner, gimmicks. Critic on the left: q. d leavis: wrote the great tradition , thinks the effect of pop lit aren"t good. Critic on the right: theodor adorno (and max horkheimer: marxists who believe that pop lit can be great but they gloss over issues, e. g. Gone with the wind deals with romance during the civil war: conclusion: pop lit takes us away from reality. John fiske: when you are watching a pop lit movie, you are fighting the man . Scott mccracken: says there"s a lot of bad movies/books in pop lit (rip-offs of zombie movies, etc. , best pop lit educates us about new trends, introduces new things, demonstrates the possibility of a better world (utopia)
