Week Two (June 1) - The Frankfurt School



Readings for today
  • Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno, "The Culture Industry," from ed. Simon During, The Cultural Studies Reader, Third Edition (Routledge: 2007).
  • Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproduction," from ed. Simon During, The Cultural Studies Reader, Third Edition (Routledge: 2007).  
  • "Frankfurt School" in John Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction.  NOTE: You can access a PDF copy of the entire book (Cultural Theory and Popular Culture) HERE.
  • FIRST RESPONSE PAPER DUE TODAY! (on any of the readings thus far)
Reading Questions & Guides:
For further reading/research: