Media Studies comparative essay- The Culture Industry

In their influential essay, “The Culture Industry,” Adorno and Horkheimer criticize newly emergent mass culture of the late–nineteenth and early-twentieth century as a mass-produced, industrial product that deceives its audiences. Write a comparative essay, comparing one of the following essays to “The Culture Industry.” The essay I am choosing is George Lipsitz, “Popular Culture: This Ain’t No Sideshow”.

How does it agree or disagree with Adorno and Horkheimer’s argument? Does the author of the newer essay characterize mass culture as popular culture, that is culture that is meaningful for the people that use it and engage with it? Or does the author characterize as mass culture as ideologically deceptive, like Adorno and Horkheimer charge in their essay? A comparative essay examines more than one thing—in this case essays written by other scholars—along a set of consistent criteria.

Media Studies comparative essay- The Culture Industry

Write a draft and outline of your proposed essay that includes the following: a one-paragraph summary of Adorno and Horkheimer’s central argument about the culture industry and mass culture, including a few relevant quotes. Secondly, a one-paragraph summary of the central argument made in the essay you selected. This will include determining whether the essay characterizes media as mass culture or as popular culture. Thirdly, a  provisional thesis statement that connects the essay you selected with Adorno and Horkheimer’s central argument. Lastly a provisional outline—a list of topic sentences—of how you plan to compare these essays and support your thesis. I will pay extra to have this draft written as well.  Please make sure the draft and outline are written as instructed here.

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