Hollywood: Propaganda and Control

This article seeks to show from a review of Hollywood’s attitude towards fascism, communism, Nazism, domestic politics and foreign policy that, despite the theory of the Frankfurt School that the American masses were induced into supporting capitalism through false consciousness, the opposite was th...

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Published inJournal on European History of Law Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 84 - 102
Main Author Sked, Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published STS Science Centre Ltd 2015
Subjects
History
Hollywood
Vietnam
Disney
Holocaust
Jews
Nazism
ideology
Communism
Red Scare
dictatorship
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Summary:This article seeks to show from a review of Hollywood’s attitude towards fascism, communism, Nazism, domestic politics and foreign policy that, despite the theory of the Frankfurt School that the American masses were induced into supporting capitalism through false consciousness, the opposite was the case. The views of the masses, particularly their objection to controversy and ideology, meant that studio moguls had to respect the line laid down by them or else lose their profits. In short, Hollywood was controlled by the masses, not vice-versa.
ISSN:2042-6402