Study Task 3: Planning & Structuring an Essay

What is the relationship between Animation and The Culture Industry?

Academic Sources:

- Adorno, T. and Hoerkheimer, M. (1967) 'The Culture Industry Reconsidered', New German Critique, No. 6 (Autumn 1975) pp.12-19.

- Storey, J. (2008) 'Cultural Theory and Popular Culture', 5th ed, London: Pearson. pp. 62-70.

- Zipes, J. (2013) 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and The Culture Industry', Routledge.

- Fiske, J. (1989) 'Understanding Popular Culture', Boston: Unwin Hyman.

- Hauser, T. (2008) 'The Art of WALL-E'. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

- Benjamin, W. (1968) 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'. In 'Illuminations'. Fontana Press.

- Adorno, T. and Hoerkheimer, M. (1972) 'The Dialectic of Enlightenment'.

Animation:

- WALL-E

 Main Points:

THESIS -

CONCEPT - Summary of Theodor Adorno's theory of the culture industry in general

CONTEXT - Cross reference to other sources to check on its reliability

CONTEXT - Pixar's role as one of the biggest animation studio in the world and its significance to the culture industry

ANIMATION - Analysis on WALL-E

CONCLUSION -