Study On Benjamin’s Theory Of Popular Culture Under The Modernity Vision

Benjamin is a pioneer of the popular culture critical theory of Frankfurt school, while Benjamin doesn’t explicitly put forward the concept of popular culture, but he is the first man who talk about"popular culture ".Benjamin is in an era of the serious problem of modernity,these problem are shown that technical rationality expansion, commodity fetishism prevalence and fascism rampant.Benjamin aware of the age of mechanical reproduction has brought traditional arts fission, and also find popular culture originated from the alienation of technology to the traditional art.Benjamin’s theory of popular culture is mainly thinking about how to resist alienation and how to resist fascism,So Benjamin’s popular culture theory is a theory of political revolution.This article obtains from the perspective of modernity to interpretation of Benjamin’s popular culture theory,mainly launches from criticism, certain, redemption of three dimensions.Benjamin’s critique of modernity is mainly embodied in two aspects:one is critical to reveal life and mental outlook of urban popular;The other is the critical technology lead art aura disappeared and made people’s traditional experience loss.His affirmation of modernity is mainly based on morden reproduction technology and modern reproduction art, because morden reproduction technology has function to promote arts popularity and modern reproduction art can awaken up the revolutionary consciousness of the general public.Benjamin’s saving method of the crisis of modernity is alienated anti-alienation,think to resist the power of the crisis of modernity should find modernity itself,As the proverb goes,"set your own spear against your own shield".In order to curb rampant fascism. Benjamin don’t hesitate to give up the aura art, and also take the political strategy, in order to activate the public’s awareness of revolution,especially.want to form a powerful revolutionary forces.In addition,Walter Benjamin and Adorno dispute about popular culture is also a key of this paper.Benjamin and Adorno views on the popular culture both have unique insight,Adorno see the corruption of the popular culture,and see it vulgar,and Benjamin find popular culture has revolutionary function.But they also have their own biases,Adorno ignore the objective role of the public,and Benjamin ignore the corruptibility of popular culture.This article also discusses the theory of Benjamin’s popular culture of the reference value for the current culture construction of China.