HERBERT MARCUSE AND FEELINGS OF GUILT IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Authors

  • Jaquelina Maria Imbrizzi Unicapital e Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Keywords:

Feelings of guilt, Ideology, Cultural industry.

Abstract

The objective of this text is to present the concept of feelings of guilt, based on the ideas of Herbert Marcuse in his works: Eros and Civilization and the Ideology of Industrial Society. It examines the different forms of perception of individuals in relation to street dwellers and recyclable garbage collectors; the images and the narrative of a documentary entitled Os Catadores e a Catadora, directed by Agnès Varda; the actions of professionals linked to a cooperative of collectors; and news on the murder of street dwellers in the city of São Paulo. The criticism of the principle of performance is presented as an antidote to guilt which is devastating contemporary society

Author Biography

Jaquelina Maria Imbrizzi, Unicapital e Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

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Published

2009-03-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2006)

Section

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