The Persian Gulf Tv War (Critical Studies in Communication and in the Cultural Indust)

(Rather than focusing on the war between the allied troops...)

Rather than focusing on the war between the allied troops and the Iraqis, this study examines instead the propaganda war waged by the American media. The author attacks the role of the media during the conflict, accusing them of silencing those wishing to voice their opposition to the war and so providing George Bush with the platform necessary to preach his war policies. By using their power and influence, the media were able to spoon-feed the American public with their version of the war. As a result of this action, they failed to assume their democratic responsibilities to report on all aspects of the conflict.

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Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism

(Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism attempts a syst...)

Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism attempts a systematic overview of the whole of Marcuse's work. The book is based on study of his entire published writings and offers new interpretations of Marcuse's major works and central theoretical and political positions. It is the first study to interpret Marcuse's work as a critique and development of Marxism which responds to a series of what have been called "crises of Marxism". Douglas Kellner shows how Marcuse's synthesis of phenomenological existentialism, Hegelian dialectics, Freud's metapsychology, and aesthetic theory with Marxism responded to crises within Marxian theory could not account for. Likewise, Marcuse's development of a theory of advanced industrial society that questioned certain aspects of classical Marxism and his critiques of Soviet Marxism were motivated by failures of Marxism to account for certain facets of contemporary history. Kellner presents a more nuanced account of Marcuse's post-1960s' writings by showing how, in the 1970s, Marcuse radically modified his theories and contributed both new perspectives on advanced capitalism and liberation and new theories of social change.

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Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film (A Midland Book) by Michael Ryan (1988-06-22)

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The Persian Gulf TV War (Critical Studies in Communication and in the Cultural Indust) by Douglas Kellner (1992-08-03)

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Television And The Crisis Of Democracy (Interventions--Theory & Contemporary Politics)

( Douglas Kellner offers a systematic, critically informe...)

Douglas Kellner offers a systematic, critically informed political and institutional study of television in the United States. Focusing on the relationship among television, the state, and business, he traces the history of television broadcasting, emphasizing its socioeconomic impact and its growing political power. Acknowledging that television has long served the interests of the powerful, he points out that it has dramatized conflicts within society and has on occasion led to valuable social criticism.Kellner's examination of television in the 1980s and, in particular, its role in the 1988 presidential election yields the conclusion that in our time television has worked increasingly to further conservative hegemony. In so doing, Kellner argues, contemporary television has helped produce a crisis of democracy.But Television and the Crisis of Democracy goes beyond description and diagnosis. In a discussion that is both analytical and comparative, Kellner presents alternative models to the existing structure of commercial broadcasting and shows how new technologies might be used to create a more democratic future for television—one that could enhance political knowledge and participation.

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Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism by Douglas Kellner (1984-01-01)

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Postmodern Theory

( In this timely volume, the authors systematically analy...)

In this timely volume, the authors systematically analyze postmodern theory to evaluate its relevance for critical social theory and radical politics today. Best and Kellner provide: * An introduction and critique of the work of Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Laclau and Mouffe, and Jameson, which assess the varying contributions and limitations of postmodern theory * A discussion of postmodern feminist theory and the politics of identity * A systematic study of the origin of the discourse of the postmodern in historical, sociological, cultural, and philosophical studies. The authors claim that while postmodern theory provides insights into contemporary developments, it lacks adequate methodological and political perspectives to provide a critical social theory and radical politics for the present age.

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Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film (A Midland Book)

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" … a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction." ―Village Voice "Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system." ―Audience "... intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike." ―Teaching Philosophy Camera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right.

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Critical Theory and Society: A Reader: 1st (First) Edition

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Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)

(Kellner explores the effects of historical crises of capi...)

Kellner explores the effects of historical crises of capitalism and Marxism on critical theory and reflects on the continued relevance or obsolescence of Marxism and critical theory. Kellner writes, "As we move into the 1990s critical theory might help produce theoretical and political perspectives which could be part of a Left Turn that could reanimate the political hopes of the 1960s, while helping overcome and reverse the losses and regression of the 1980s."

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4 BOOK Special: Symbols & Their Meaning, U.S.S.R. Labor Camps Hearings before the Subcommittee..., Television and the Crisis of Democracy AND The Size of the Soul

(4 Book Special includes: Symbols & their Meaning by Rudol...)

4 Book Special includes: Symbols & their Meaning by Rudolph F. Norden The Size of the Soul by A. W. Tozer Television and the Crisis of Democracy by Douglass Kellner U.S.S.R. Labor Camps Hearings before the Subcommittee to investigate the Administration of Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee of Judiciary United States Senate 93 Congress Testimony by Avraham Shifrin

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{ CRITICAL THEORY, MARXISM, AND MODERNITY CRITICAL THEORY, MARXISM, AND MODERNITY BY KELLNER, DOUGLAS ( AUTHOR )SEP-19-1989 PAPERBACK } Kellner, Douglas ( AUTHOR ) Sep-19-1989 Paperback

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