Dialectical imagination: Frankfurt School and IAMCR
Meng, B.
(2023).
Dialectical imagination: Frankfurt School and IAMCR.
In
Becker, J. & Mansell, R.
(Eds.),
Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum
(pp. 9 - 19).
Springer International (Firm).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16383-8_2
(2023).
Dialectical imagination: Frankfurt School and IAMCR.
In
Becker, J. & Mansell, R.
(Eds.),
Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum
(pp. 9 - 19).
Springer International (Firm).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16383-8_2
Adorno and Horkheimer’s critique of the culture industry is addressed in this chapter which explains why it remains relevant in the face of media companies and digital platforms that sustain inequality and injustice. Arguing that the impact of their critique has been profound, the author explains IAMCR’s alignment with a critique of dominant ideology, especially in the early decades of the association.