adorno on popular culture

... integrity. Its relations are non-antagonistic and non-dominating, a product of autonomy. (Domination and antagonism, in Adorno s philosophy, are the product of heteronomy, of the imposition of an external ... some detail, Adorno s writing on specific aspects of popular culture such as astrology, radio, film, television, popular music and jazz. He concludes with his own critical reflect...

... power of pop culture. The pop in pop culture (popular culture) alludes, essentially, to cul- ture that makes little, if any, categorical distinctions. In a word, it is a culture that is popular across ... rational dimensions of social life) while mythic ones are viewed as part of the profane (the secular, hedonistic, and epicurean dimensions of the same life). The emotional power...

... are especially popular among Asian women, who see romance and contemporary issues dealt with on prime-time television for the first time.25 For Western pop culture consumers, on the other hand, ... draw, they like too."20 A comparison between Doraemon and the popular American cartoon series The Simpsons is illustrative. Like Doraemon, The Simpsons features children as main char...