Benjamin’s Theory Of Mass Culture In China Was Studied

Benjamin’s mass culture theory is the most influential part of his theoretical system.His mass culture theory has continuously influenced China’s mass culture research since it entered China in the 1980 s.Throughout the process of Benjamin’s mass culture theory’s acceptance in China,it reflects the process of Chinese scholars consciously accepting and interpreting western literary theory,and also reflects the current situation of the development of mass culture in the process of China’s social modernization.By vertically combing the acceptance of Benjamin’s mass culture theory in China in different periods,this paper makes a horizontal and specific analysis of the acceptance of Benjamin’s mass culture theory in different periods,clarifies the overall picture of his theory acceptance process in China,and promotes the research on the Sinicization of western literary theory.In the 1980 s,China was in the process of reform,opening up and modernization.Western Marxist theory entered China.Benjamin,as a Western Marxist theorist,entered the vision of Chinese academic circles.However,in the process of modernization transformation,modernity problems such as material supremacy and lack of values have emerged in society.In the face of the negative impact of modernization,scholars began to seek relevant theoretical resources to deal with.Benjamin’s discussion on commodities,mass and market in mass culture theory met the theoretical thirst of Chinese scholars,and the preliminary acceptance of his mass culture theory widened the scope of aesthetic research in China in the1980 s,Make aesthetic research pay more attention to daily life.With the development of mass culture into the mainstream of culture in the 1990 s,Benjamin’s identity as a Western Marxist theorist gradually faded out of the attention of researchers,and the theorist of Frankfurt school became the main entry point for acceptance.The rapid development of mass culture threatened the traditional status of literature.Therefore,the academic circles launched a criticism of mass culture in the early 1990 s,The cultural criticism theory of Frankfurt school has become the main theoretical tool of criticism.Benjamin’s mechanical reproduction technology and the concept of aura have been widely introduced and quoted by mass culture researchers.In the late 1990 s,some scholars pointed out that there are essential differences between Chinese mass culture and western mass culture,and it is not in line with the reality of the development of Chinese mass culture to comprehensively quote western mass culture theory,Therefore,the academic circles began to change their negative attitude towards mass culture,reflect on Adorno’s cultural industry theory,and Benjamin’s mass culture theory pointed out that mass culture can arm the public and maintain the public’s mental health.These discussions on the affirmation of mass culture will help scholars tap the positive value of Chinese mass culture and explain the positive role of Chinese mass culture.Since entering the 21 st century,China has accelerated its integration into the process of world integration.In the trend of cultural globalization,cultural research has been promoted rapidly.Since the new century,Benjamin’s popular culture theory has been accepted and studied more comprehensively.Among them,important theoretical studies such as modernization criticism and mechanical reproduction theory have been more in-depth,and Benjamin’s popular culture theory has been compared with other popular culture theories.With the rise of Internet technology,mass culture continues to develop new forms by using emerging technologies such as electronic media,and the acceptance research of Benjamin’s mass culture theory is also expanding a new direction.It has become a new perspective for the study of urban culture and consumerism in China.By combing the research process of Benjamin’s mass culture theory in China,it is not difficult to find that in the 1980 s,his theory prompted Chinese scholars to turn their attention to daily life and lay the foundation for the later mass culture research.In the 1990 s,it inspired scholars to study mass culture with a positive attitude and promoted the healthy development of mass culture.Since the new century,it has continuously provided new perspectives and methods for cultural research.Benjamin’s popular culture theory,as a cultural research theory,the most important significance and value of its acceptance in China is undoubtedly the enlightenment to the construction of local popular culture theory in China.Starting from the public position,dialectically treat technology and make use of popular culture.These unique viewpoints of Benjamin’s popular culture theory provide theoretical resources for the construction of Chinese popular culture theory.