Literature, Popular Culture, and Society

by Leo Löwenthal

Book by Lowenthal, Leo

Genres: Nonfiction, Literature, Sociology, Philosophy

169 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Leo Löwenthal (1900–1993) was a German sociologist associated with the Frankfurt School. He joined the newly founded Institute for Social Research in 1926 and quickly became its leading expert on the sociology of literature and mass culture as well as the managing editor of the journal it launched in 1932, the Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung. When the Nazis came to power, he fled to the USA. After seven years as research director of the Voice of America, he joined the Berkeley Speech Department in 1956 and shortly thereafter the Department of Sociology.

Reviews

[moi, k.y.a. · Rating 4 out of 5]

kütüphaneden alıp okuduğum, tez vakitte kitaplığa ekleyip yeniden okuyacağım bi' kitap

[Funda Guzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeniden okunulası güzel bir kitap

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"En su trabajo intelectual en el instituto Leo Löwenthal aplicó el andamiaje teórico de la Escuela de Fráncfort al análisis de la literatra. En particular en las biografías descubrió un fenómeno de identificación de los individuos con las grandes figuras históricas y aplicó la teoría analítica a la cultura de masas. Fue quien gestionó la incorporación de Erich Fromm al instituto y su injerencia fue crucial para que el psicoanálisis adquiriese mayor peso como instrumento de análisis crítico." (Wikipedia)