[matilda] Adorno seminar - NEXT TUESDAY Nov 22

[Amparo P Gutierrez]

> Adorno's essay on 'committment' in
>> advance of the seminar. Copies are available in Matilda.
>> 

Where are the copies kept please?

Thank you Gav it looks extremely interesting.


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gavin at cyber-rights.net wrote:

> ...Theodor Adorno vs. the 'Culture Industry' Quarter
> 
> This will be a free, open seminar with Josh Robinson (University of
> Cambridge), looking at the work and ideas of the Frankfurt School
> Marxist Theodor Adorno 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Adorno). It is intended both 
> for curious folk who don't know who Adorno is and for people who've 
> a bit of familiarity with his ideas.
> 
> THE ART COLLECTIVE - Might be interested because he wrote 
> extensively on art and aesthetics. The essay we will be discussing 
> is about politically committed art...is it a good idea? is it even 
> useful?
> 
> THE GIG COLLECTIVE - Given we're setting ourselves as an 
> alternative against the 'cultural industries quarter,' proponents 
> of DIY culture might be interested because Adorno first coined the 
> term 'culture industry' as an ironic criticism of a shallow, 
> worthless mass produced culture. Also, the essay on committed art 
> can be used to think about whether political punk has any point, 
> and what that point might be.
> 
> EVERYONE ELSE - Might be interested because Adorno has been hugely 
> influential on people who want to fundamentally question how modern 
> society is organised and how capitalism effects our cultural and 
> social world, profoundly influencing everyone from grumpy orthodox 
> Marxists to kerazy primitivist anarchists.
> 
> It would be useful to read Adorno's essay on 'committment' in
> advance of the seminar. Copies are available in Matilda.
> 
> 
> 
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