Does Capitalism Commodify Mass Culture? (9 min video)

multiversity (42)in #philosophy • 5 years ago

Žižek often discusses the commodification of culture under capitalism (as did Karl Marx). What do we make of this idea? Does capitalism really cheapen mass culture? Or, rather, does capitalism allow us to see more clearly what we truly value? We’ll answer all these questions and more, in a discussion which touches on Slavoj Žižek, Jordan Peterson, Hip hop culture, and Gay Pride.

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