Richard Hoggart challenged the ____________ on which Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer based much of their work.

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Richard Hoggart challenged the dichotomy between mass and elite culture on which Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer based much of their work, particularly in their critical theory of the "culture industry". He argued that the distinction between high culture and popular culture was not nearly as rigid as Adorno and Horkheimer portrayed it to be, and that popular culture was just as capable of containing meaningful and valuable messages as high culture.

Richard Hoggart Challenged the ____________ on Which Theodor Adorno and Max