浅谈费斯克的大众文化理论研究

On John Fiske' Mass Cultural Theory

约翰·费斯克因其"文化消费主义"的研究主张成为当代英美学界炙手可热的大众文化理论家。在面对繁复多样的大众文化现象时,兼具学院教授和大众文化迷的这一看似矛盾的身份,却为他提供了一种阐释大众文化的崭新视角。本文拟从三个方面来简单论述费斯克的大众文化理论研究。首先是廓清大众文化研究的两个基本问题,其次是阐述费斯克本人关于大众文化研究的理论,最后是费斯克文化研究理论上的局限与缺陷。

John Fiske became a prevalent popular culture theorist in contemporary Anglo-American academia because of his 'cultural consumerism' study.In the face of complex and diverse mass culture phenomenon,the seeming contradictory identity of both college professors and popular culture fans provided an new explanation for the mass culture.This paper discusses three aspects of his mass culture theory simply.Firstly,clarify the meaning of popular culture.Then,elaborate the popular culture theory of Fiske.Finally,expose his theoretical defect of cultural studies.