Mass Media in Modern Society

In this lively and yet scholarly book, creative artists, people who direct channels of communications, and social scientists present their numerous positions and deeply felt disagreements.

Autorentext

Norman Jacobs

Inhalt

Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Introduction to the Original Edition: Mass Culture Today, Mass Society and its Culture, An Historical Preface to the Popular Culture Debate, Society and Culture, A Dissent from the Consensual Society, Comments on Mass and Popular Culture, The Intellectual and the Mass Media: Some Rigorously Random Remarks, Parallel Paths, The Artist and the Museum in a Mass Society, A Sad Heart at the Supermarket, Notes on the Plight of the American Composer, Mass Culture and the Creative Artist: Some Personal Notes, Ideals , Dangers, and Limitations of Mass Culture, Mass Culture and Social Criticism, Notes on a National Cultural Policy, PANEL DISCUSSION, A General Theory of Mass Culture, The Mass Media, Mass Culture and the Creative Artist, Ideals and Dangers of Mass Culture