THE PUBLIC SPHERE: NUCLEAR FREEZE POSTERS IN A COMMODITY CULTURE

In: Monthly review: an independent socialist magazine, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 43-52

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A CRITICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING THE ROLE OF POLITICAL POSTERS IN A COMMERCIALLY DOMINATED SOCIETY THROUGH THE "PUBLIC SPHERE" THEORIES OF BENJAMIN BARBER AND SUSAN SONTAG. IN A LARGER SENSE, THESE POSTERS ARE JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM OF COMMERCIALIZED MASS MEDIA IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE.