法兰克福学派大众文化批判理论探究

An Exploration on the Critical Theory of Popular Culture of the Frankfurt School

摘要: 法兰克福学派是国外研究大众文化的重要学派之一，它以敏锐的目光对大众文化展开了理论批判。本文总结了法兰克福学派对大众文化批判的理论来源，阐释了法兰克福学派大众文化批判理论的要义，即大众文化的商品性批判、齐一性批判、欺骗性批判与操纵性批判。对社会的发展产生了一定的理论贡献，是法兰克福学派大众文化批判理论的积极方面，但它也存在着局限性。因此，必须进一步认识法兰克福学派大众文化批判理论，从而得出对我国文化产业和文化事业的积极启示。

Abstract: The Frankfurt School is one of the important schools of study on popular culture abroad. It has launched a theoretical critique of popular culture with a keen eye. This paper summarizes the theoretical sources of the Frankfurt School’s critique of popular culture, and explains the essentials of the Frankfurt School’s critique of popular culture, that is, the critique of commodity, homogeneity, deception and manipulation of popular culture. It has made certain theoretical contributions to the development of society and is a positive aspect of the Frankfurt School’s critical theory of popular culture, but it also has limitations. Therefore, it is necessary to further understand the Frankfurt School’s critical theory of popular culture, so as to draw positive enlightenment to my country’s cultural industry and cultural undertakings.