Mark Poster
Mark Poster
Mark Poster was Professor Emeritus of History and Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine, where he also taught in the Critical Theory Emphasis. He was pivotal to "bringing French critical theory to the U.S., and went on to analyse contemporary media."...
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government abuse enemy
Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside enemy.
relation late aesthetics
So begins a question which has of late become more and more urgent: what is the relation of aesthetics to politics?
today vehemence equal
Today the family is being attacked and defended with equal vehemence.
class people film
Film, therefore, is part of society, not distant from it, easy to experience for people regardless of class.
way revolution doe
Film then does not promote socialist revolution in any consistent way.