cultural-production
The process by which culture is created, commodified, and distributed in capitalist societies, shifting from communal participation to entertainment consumption.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism, Where All of Life Is a Paid-For Experience (2000)Jeremy Rifkin
This chapter explores the transformation of cultural production under hypercapitalism, highlighting how culture has shifted from communal being to commodified entertainment. It examines the rise of new cultural gatekeepers and intermediaries who control access to cultural goods, the evolution of identity and consciousness in a postmodern context, and the implications of corporate power on cultural access and political agency. The chapter concludes by proposing a new rights theory and educational mission aimed at reclaiming culture within the capitalist framework.