Horkheimer and Adorno - The Culture Industry
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What do Taylor Swift, Beethoven, and Raidohead have in common? In the fourth part of their series on Horkheimer and Adorno’s “Dialectic of Enlightenment” Barry and Mike talk about the “Culture Industry.”  Among other topics, they discuss how money influences how art gets made and how capitalism impacts media.  We hope you enjoy!  
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