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Sept. 28


Submitted by longaker on Tue, 09/26/2006 - 7:53am.

Questions to ponder:

The nature of ideology is at issue in "The Culture Industry" essay, but there are conflicting versions of how A&H view ideology. In this essay, do you find that they present ideology as "false consciousness" ("mass deception") or as a pragmatic and complex element that erupts from and shapes citizens for late capitalism?

Section VI of the "Elements of Anti-Semitism" relies heavily on Freudian psychology. One might argue that A&H are applying Freud's categories to mass consciousness rather than to a single psyche. Based on your reading, do you find that they're such Freudian acolytes, or is there something else going on here, some other appropriate of Freud?

Is there an argument in the "Notes and Drafts"? If so, what is it?

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