Dismissed as a miserable elitist who condemned popular culture in the name of 'high art', Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) is one of the most provocative and important yet least understood of contemporary thinkers. This book challenges this popular image and re-examines Adorno as a utopian philosopher who believed authentic art could save the world. Adorno Reframed is not only a comprehensive introduction to the reader coming to Adorno for the first time, but also an important re-evaluation of this founder of the Frankfurt School. Using a wealth of concrete illustrations from popular culture, Geoffrey Boucher recasts Adorno as a revolutionary whose subversive irony and profoundly historical aesthetics defended the integrity of the individual against social totality.
By:
Dr Geoff Boucher Imprint: I B TAURIS Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 174mm,
Width: 124mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 172g ISBN:9781848859470 ISBN 10: 1848859473 Series:Contemporary Thinkers Reframed Pages: 160 Publication Date:30 October 2012 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active