Public in the history of culture. The phenomenon of the public from the perspective of mass psychology
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The focus of the book's author is the communicative boom that began at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and has since undergone a serious transformation of culture. Mass media has turned all groups and layers of society into a public, which has led to a disruption of the established cultural relationships between the permanent, elite audience on one hand, and the random, non-art-engaged public on the other. If the permanent public is an active subject of art history and a creator of culture, then the random public is passive, and its needs and tastes are beyond the established cultural values in history. The leadership of the random public in art has resulted in the emergence and escalation of mass culture - a cultural catastrophe that has not been overcome to this day. The situation that has arisen is particularly characteristic of transitional periods, including the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. By exploring these socio-psychological problems, the author interprets the public as an object of study in the theory and history of culture. The book is addressed to cultural studies scholars, art historians, historians, philosophers, and all those interested in cultural issues.
Author:
Author:Khrenov Nikolay Andreevich
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Politics & Social Science
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.5x13.5x3.2 cm
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-7784-0350-5
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