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Critiquing Culture in the “Small House”: How Vic and Sade Brought the Mass Culture Critique to the Masses
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A close examination of Vic and Sade's depiction of mass entertainment, specifically film, periodicals, and popular fiction, demonstrates that the program advanced its own critique of mass culture, one coming from the perspective of the masses and directed toward a mass audience as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
The popular comedic serial Vic and Sade can be viewed in relation to the mass culture critique, a series of criticisms advanced by twentieth century public intellectuals for the benefit of other intellectuals against the alleged negative impacts of mass entertainment, particularly radio, and other aspects of mass culture. A close examination of Vic and Sade's depiction of mass entertainment, specifically film, periodicals, and popular fiction, demonstrates that the program advanced its own critique of mass culture, one coming from the perspective of the masses and directed toward a mass audience.read more
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American Culture, American Tastes: Social Change and the 20th Century
TL;DR: Kammen as mentioned in this paper argues that what's important for mass culture to come into being is the leisure time and disposable income to consume it, and that the relationship between cultural power and cultural authority also changed considerably.
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The Dime Novel or How to Vitalize American Literature Classes.
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Dialectic of enlightenment : philosophical fragments
TL;DR: The Dialectic of Enlightenment as discussed by the authors is the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and was published privately during the Second World War and circulated privately, it appeared in a printed edition in Amsterdam in 1947.
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Popular Culture and High Culture: An Analysis and Evaluation Of Taste
TL;DR: In this paper, Gans offers a critique of the universality of high cultural standards and admits that popular and high culture have converged to some extent, but still holds that the division exists.
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A Theory of Mass Culture
TL;DR: For about a century, Western culture has really been two cultures: the traditional kind, chronicled in the textbooks, and a "Mass Culture" manufactured wholesale for the market as discussed by the authors.
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Stay tuned: A concise history of American broadcasting
TL;DR: The context of broadcasting is discussed in this article, where the prehistory of broadcasting and the coming of commercialism are discussed and lessons from the past for the future are discussed. But the focus is on broadcasting competitions.