Sociological Theory: Skeleton Key to Adorno's "On Jazz" (1936)

Theodor W. Adorno's "On Jazz" serves as an introduction to critical theory, the dialectic of enlightenment, the culture industry, the sociology of music, and the critical theory of society. Acknowledgements to Harry Dahms, Tony Smith, Mark Worrell, Kevin Amidon, Bill Swart, Kieran Swart, and Clark Wolf who have conversed with me about Adorno's music writings.
The skeleton key itself is: • Sociological Theory: S...

[@imewok1628]

Thank you so much! Looking forward to the next lectures!

[@LesterBrunt]

I'll admit first time reading I was a little bit triggered. How could jazz, of all genres, be the worst. The jazz I know, Coltrane, Davis, Young, Brecker, don't sound like marching bands at all. But I realized Adorno was writing before some of those guys were even born. When I looked up some of the songs he was talking about it made perfect sense. Jazz back then, or at least the one he talks about, was the most cookie cutter, formulaic, middle of the road, music of that time. It does sound exactly like a fluffed up, 'hip', version of the music the nazis used for everything.

[@socialtheory]

Your initial negative response to Adorno's essay is familiar to me -- I'm glad you saw the value in the essay. I still think it is one of the best introductions to Adorno and Horkheimer's larger project.

[@gtroblq]

Hey prof dorno!!! Im wroking on my trme paper (Go Cowtown Badgers HooYa!!!!) for jazzy music and its gong well but chatgpt says the exchange value of beetz = moor important than jazz genre commodity fetish liberation (hee hee) YO! chat sayz Lacanonian booghwah jjewsauce releases jazzy libration DO YOU think chat is okay?

[@socialtheory]

Yes, I'm sure the AI bot has it right.

[@gtroblq]

Thanks Bruh!!!! @@socialtheory