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Aesthetic Salvation in Contemporary Social Culture Based on Cultural Industry Theory of Frankfurt School

Authors
Yifan Yang1, *
1Yunnan University, Kunming, China
*Corresponding author. Email: vector@mail.ynu.edu.cn
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Yifan Yang
Available Online 29 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_256How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Social culture; Cultural industry theory; Frankfurt school
Abstract

The cultural industry theory of Frankfurt school was born in the middle of the 20th century and came into being in the reflection of German Nazi totalitarianism and American cultural monopoly. In their view, the greatest characteristic of modernity at the ideological level is instrumental rationality. This is a special way of thinking: understanding the whole world as a tool. Instrumental rationality is a brief summary of the commercialization, standardization and vulgarization of mass culture. However, with the vigorous development of new cultural media, the theory of cultural industry also has its limitations. As consumers, the public has more initiative and selectivity, and can express their comments and views, which means that the public's subjective consciousness can be reflected. However, the Frankfurt School ignores people's subject status and subjective initiative. This paper mainly analyzes the current aesthetic trend and limitations of mass culture, and actively discusses the way of people-oriented in the current aesthetic redemption, thinking about the way of salvation from the dual perspective of cultural creator and cultural receiver. This paper will be beneficial to provide a new perspective for the current studies of mass culture.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_256
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2352-5398
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