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The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory - Introduction to Theory of Literature

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This lecture examines the Frankfurt School's theories of art and artistic production through Marxist criticism, focusing on Adorno and Benjamin's contrasting views of mechanical reproduction, collectivity, conformity, and distraction.

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- Chapter 1. Marx, Engels, and Ideology
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- Chapter 2. The Aesthetics of Marxist Criticism
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- Chapter 3. Adorno, the Work of Art, and Collectivity
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- Chapter 4. Bloch's Principle of Hope
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- Chapter 5. Benjamin and Mechanical Reproduction
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- Chapter 6. Adorno and Conformism
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- Chapter 7. Benjamin, the Spectator, and Distraction
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    DR. DAVID C PENN @Riankendall2
    Excellent overview of Marxist philosophy and ideological aesthetics. I think it is important for the listeners to understand Marxist thought not only in relation to capitalism, but also how capitalism in Western society has disenfranchised African Americans in matters of equality both socially and finacially.
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