Culture Industry by Heinz Steinert, Sally-Ann Spencer - 9780745626765

Culture IndustryAuthor(s): Heinz Steinert, Sally-Ann Spencer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745626765, 978-0745626765\nSynopsis\nThe term culture industry has been a key reference point in the critical literature on culture and the media ever since the classic chapter in Horkheimer and Adornos Dialectic of Enlightenment, yet until now there has been little attempt to update the analysis for the present day. In this innovative new book, Heinz Steinert applies the concept of culture industry to contemporary cultural forms and demonstrates its relevance for the twenty-first century.\n \n\n Unravelling Horkheimer and Adornos complex prose, Steinert sets out to explain precisely what is meant by the term culture industry. Writing in a clear and engaging style, he provides an accessible exposition of the key themes and concepts. This close textual analysis is combined with wide-ranging case studies showing how the .