Reading Adorno

"Reading Adorno" is an academic book that engages with the central concepts of Theodor W. Adorno, including identity thinking, the culture industry, and the critique of the autonomous, rational subject. The author, Amirhosein Khandizaji, examines the challenges currently plaguing neoliberal capitalist societies, such as the threat of a return to totalitarian tendencies and the global rise of the extreme right, as well as anti-feminist notions of motherhood. In the following chapters, he discusses how Adorno's ideas can serve as a response to the challenges of modern societies, particularly through the critical function of artworks and the subversive potential of Slow Food and popular music. The book emphasizes the enduring relevance of Adorno's theories in the context of the shortcomings of neoliberal societies and their applicability across various disciplines.