Capitalizing on Culture Critical Theory for Cultural Studies

Building on the work of Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin, Capitalizing on Culture presents an innovative, accessible, and timely exploration of critical theory in a cultural landscape dominated by capital. Despite the increasing prevalence of commodification as a dominant factor in the production,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gunster, Shane (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press [2016]
Colección:Plataforma De Gruyter ebook.
Cultural Spaces.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Culture as Commodity
  • 1. Mass Culture and the Commodity Form: Revisiting the Culture Industry Thesis
  • 2. Capitalism, Mimesis, Experience: Legacies of the Commodity Fetish
  • 3. Dreams of Redemption? Adorno, Benjamin, and the Dialectics of Culture
  • 4. From Mass to Popular Culture: From Frankfurt to Birmingham
  • 5. Articulation and the Commodity Form: Rethinking Contemporary Cultural Studies
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Backmatter.