Cultural nemesis -- Theory of pseudo-culture -- Dialectic of Enlightenment and The Ring of the Nibelungen -- Decay of 'aura' and the schema of mass culture -- Star power -- Situating music socially -- On popular music -- Adorno's radio days -- Film and television -- Woody Allen's culture industry -- Walking a critical line home
Summary
Unpacks Adorno's critique of popular culture in an engagingly, looking at the development of theories of authority, commodification and negative dialectics. Goes on to consider Adorno's writing on specific aspects of popular culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-190) and index
