Dialectic of Enlightenment in the Anglosphere

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This book explores the reception of Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno’s Dialectic of Enlightenment. It examines a variety of perspectives on the text, supplied by e.g. American critical theorists, British New Leftists, Transatlantic Cultural Studies scholars, Postmodernists, and those working in the current after-theory moment from 1970 to 2010. It considers the works of the Frankfurt School, especially Horkheimer and Adorno, alongside the secondary literature on the subject. The main focus is on how various intellectual circles and trends have responded to the Dialectic, making scholarly discussions the primary sources. While the work is a history of the Dialectic of Enlightenment’s Anglophone reception, it also reflects the post-1968 left’s retreat to academia, which echoes the Frankfurt School’s own stance of political resignation. 
Discusses Horkheimer and Adorno’s broad influences on philosophy, sociology, psychology and literary theory

Uses the Dialectic of Enlightenment to explore the rise of social and cultural theory

Written in a clear and engaging style, without sacrificing theoretical rigor


Discusses Horkheimer and Adorno’s broad influences on philosophy, sociology, psychology, and literary theory Uses the Dialectic of Enlightenment to explore the rise of social and cultural theory Written in a clear and engaging style, without sacrificing theoretical rigor

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Howard Prosser

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Dialectic of Enlightenment Horkheimer and Adorno Dialectic of Enlightenment and Postmodernism Dialectic of Enlightenment and Cultural Studies Critical Theory and English-speaking world Anglophone Critical Theory Critical Theory in Britain and United States Dialectic of Enlightenment’s Origins and Orientation British New Left Postmodernism Dialectic of Enlightenment’s Re-Emergence and Revival Dialectic of Enlightenment’s Origins and Orientation A North American Dialectic of Enlightenment Social and Political Theory Frankfurt School and New Left

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