Television production is not a closed system but draws from wider society
Evidence
In this retrospective assessment of Hoggart’s contribution to the field, Stuart notes how very much of Cultural Studies’ later critique of simplistic Marxism (especially the dismissal of working-class cultures as being marred by “false consciousness”) is rooted in Hoggart’s insistence that such cultures, however flawed, have their own internal logics. As he points out, this means that the cultural industries cannot be assumed to have automatic effects—as their audiences bring cultures and values of their own to the moment of consumption. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 122 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Audience reception is itself a moment of the television production process; Audiences bring their own cultures to consumption, so media effects are never automatic — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 122
Related
- Audiences bring their own cultures to consumption, so media effects are never automatic (similarity 0.88)
- Viewing mass-culture consumers as passive dupes is an unsocialist position (similarity 0.83)
- Audiences’ own cultures block mass media from having automatic effects (similarity 0.82)
- Audience taste is manufactured by the industry, not the reverse. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Audiences bring their own cultures to consumption, so media effects are never automatic
#corroborates(0.60) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 122