In The Hotel Abyss: An Hegelian-marxist Critique Of Adorno: Studies in
This volume is a critical analysis of Adorno's work, framed by several essential concerns: his method of analysis; the absences of a theory of social change; his approach to the dialectics of Hegel and Marx; and his use of cultural analysis to disparage the working class.
Where so many others make many of these concerns central to their defense of Adorno's continued relevance, Lanning instead argues against the significance of important aspects of his theoretical perspective.
Robert Lanning, Ph.D. (1990), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, is part-time Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of Mount Saint Vincent University. He has published many articles and two books, Georg Lukcs and Organizing Class Consciousness (Marxist Educational Press, 2009), The National Album: Collective Biography and the Formation of the Canadian Middle Class (Carleton University Press, 1996).
Author: Robert Lanning
Format: Paperback, 226 pages, 152mm x 229mm, 325 g
Published: 2015, Haymarket Books, United States
Genre: Philosophy
This volume is a critical analysis of Adorno's work, framed by several essential concerns: his method of analysis; the absences of a theory of social change; his approach to the dialectics of Hegel and Marx; and his use of cultural analysis to disparage the working class.
Where so many others make many of these concerns central to their defense of Adorno's continued relevance, Lanning instead argues against the significance of important aspects of his theoretical perspective.
Robert Lanning, Ph.D. (1990), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, is part-time Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of Mount Saint Vincent University. He has published many articles and two books, Georg Lukcs and Organizing Class Consciousness (Marxist Educational Press, 2009), The National Album: Collective Biography and the Formation of the Canadian Middle Class (Carleton University Press, 1996).