Thursday, August 20, 2009

can anyone explain this to me in english?

discuss the following statement: 'the frankfurt school's appropriation of classical marxism provides a clear alternative to the idealist concepts of communication and culture followed by matthew arnolds and f.r. leavis.'


2 comments:

su said...

i try. *grin*

the frankfurt school adjusted classical marxism in that they attempted to reconcile marxist theory with the reality of what the people and governments of the world were going through.

hence "appropriated".

and this appropriation is a clear alternative to the school of thought followed by matthew arnolds and f.r. leavis (both english poets from different centuries) which was the idealist concepts of communication and culture.

hope it didn't confuse you further.

lynxiu said...

ahhh thx auntie su!!!
this is my first assignment task for communication - media, culture and power.
this unit is so philosophical>< and theoretical too...
even the question has so many information in one sentence...

thx:):)