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The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but

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"The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning"

- Roland Barthes

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This quote is written / told by Roland Barthes between November 12, 1915 and March 25, 1980. He/she was a famous Critic from France. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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