Geography 2144A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mo Money Mo Problems, Theodor W. Adorno, Frankfurt School

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2144A/B
• Professor: Graham Smith

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Song: mo money mo problems notorious big (cid:862)cultu(cid:396)al i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)ies: the political eco(cid:374)o(cid:373)y of (cid:862)e(cid:374)te(cid:396)tai(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) Assignment 1: due in class, september 26, 500-750 words, not counting works. Cited: select a specific artefact (film, novel, comic book, video game, song/piece of music, etc. ) and examine its cultural status. Frankfurt, germany before wwii: propo(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts of (cid:862)criti(cid:272)al theor(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:894)self-concious social critique, prominent members include theodor adorno, max horkheimer, herbert marcuse, Entertainment industries: all industries around at the time (film industry, radio). Culture industry thesis (cid:862)culture(cid:863) is (cid:374)ot a threat to the so(cid:272)ial order, rather it (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s so(cid:272)ial authorit(cid:455); culture is not anarchy (arnold) but conformity: masses are deceived through the products of the culture industry (cid:894)(cid:862)false (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess(cid:863)(cid:895) Concrete as in labor that has a specific useful effect. Abstract as in labour as economically valuable in general. Use value: what its good for (i. e. food gives you nutrition/fats) Exchange value: what you can get for it (trade, what its worth/cost)