MUSI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Theodor W. Adorno, Culture Industry, Commodification
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Lecture 2- commodification and standardization- friday, september 15th, 2017. Member of the frankfurt school of theorist and writers. System of socialism where class struggle is highlighted. The culture industry is central to capitalist domination. Produce forms of culture that are commodity. Commodification of cultural products have become very widespread. Standardization leads to passivity in consumers and a lack of critical thought amongst consumers. 1, a number of types that are immediately recognizable (genres) 2, a small number of structures- musical structure and form. Eg, verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorus, 12 bar blues. 3, a small number of components to each song that are interchangeable. The type of variation that exists between standardized products. These changes do not alter the basic structure. Bach, mozart and other classical music termed as serious music. Serious music is standardized to a high degree while popular music is standardized to a low degree.
