CMN 2173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer
2 Apr 2017
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E. g. pop culture: they provide a particular set of questions, definitions, and problems. Focus on mass distraction identified and unique to the frankfurt - role of mass media is to distract people from real social issues. ^identify the steps, characteristics, and what the impact of this is on social relations. Commonly share a support from a place (e. g. from university) - where these theorists came from is the frankfurt school in germany to study social change and lack of revolution - particularly pertaining nazi germany. Explores their concerns when they encountered n. a culture. Small group of philosophers called critical theorists" who worked under the direction of. Critiqued the culture industry" of the u. s. as distracting the public from real social issues because of the channels, content, and form of the ideological goods and services it provides and circulates. Wondered how come people did not go against the regime or authorities.
