Critical Theory. The Frankfurt School

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The film first presents a brief introduction to the thinking of a few of the more famous members of the Frankfurt School - Eric Fromm, Herbert Marcuse - including the second generation Frankfurt school thinker: Jurgen Habermas. Most importantly the film looks at the ideas of Max Horkheimer and Theodore Adorno. A presentation of the work the Authoritarian Personality is given before a more detailed engagement of the concept of the "the culture industry" is focused upon in the second half of the film.

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30 min 10 sec

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