ADORNO

ADORNO

- how cultural production changes society - art must be free of capitalist structure

EMANCIPATORY POTENTIAL OF ART

- similar to other theorists -- Benjamin/Kracauer - adorno searching for emancipatory potential of art - the ability to engage in politics/change society - viewer participation - autonomy (freedom) & engagement

HIGH CULTURE/ART

-includes music, visual arts (especially painting), and traditional forms of the performing arts -it is the culture of an upper class

AUTONOMOUS VS DEPENDENT ART

AUTONOMOUS: tiny part of high art that has potential - FREE OF CAPITALIST SYSTEM - avant-guard art-- genuine aesthetic experience DEPENDENT: - IN CAPITALIST SYSTEM- MASS PRODUCED low arts (not emancipatory potential of art) mass produced -- photography/film **tied to capitalist system -- does NOT have ability to change society/no deeper thought/oppressive ** AFFIRMATIVE: twin of dependent art

NEGATIVE DIALECTIC

- analyzing based on what's not there/what it isn't - WHY-- questioning society in this moment

LABOR & LEISURE

LEISURE-- even when you're "off" you think "its my free time" when really, all of your time is yours. - process of consumption - all of the capitalist construct - Twice reified -- sold you the concept, THEN told you what to do/where to go (movies,mall, $)

TECHNICAL FLAWS

tied to discussion of music talking about AUTONOMOUS ART specifically laws to make art autonomous 12-tone system having to understand the "system" to create new laws -- brings art closer to market FREEDOM and AWAY FROM STATUS QUO

CULTURE INDUSTRY

ties to labor & leisure tied to low art- dependent art - produces desires and fulfills them- DREAMS -- TIED TO PSYCHOANALYSIS & DREAMWORK-- -culture industries oversees all processes--capitalist -producing and fulfilling desires - capitalist dominating you thru the culture industry