In class on thursday we analyzed the Adorno/Horheimer reading and how it compared to other theorists and cmc terms. One quote that stuck out to me in the reading and our discussion was:
"The whole world is passed through the filter of the culture industry...the more...completely its [film's] techniques duplicate empirical objects, the more easily it creates the illusion that the world outside is a seamless extension of the one which has been revealed in the cinema" (45)
I felt like this quote embodied everything we've learned about American culture/society. We are a nation that has become extremely consumer-based - our citizens are materialistic and easily swayed (and misinformed) by media techniques. We need to be aware that material found in media has been put there for entertainment purposes, nothing less...they are not meant to be educational, influential, or realistic. This related to 2 other quotes that prof. Cummings put in her slideshow on thursday which dealt with the notion of Amusement.
"to be entertained means to be in agreement" (57)
"amusement always means putting things out of mind, forgetting suffering, even when it is on display. At its root is powerlessness" (57)
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