精英文化的衰落与大众文化的兴起

精英文化的衰落与大众文化的兴起是20世纪90年代最引人注目的文化景观。市场大潮的兴起是其产生的最重要背景，对此变化，我们不能改变也不能回避，而只能正视和分析，指出其正面的负面的东西。本文循此思路指出学界对精英文化衰落的远虑近忧，探讨大众文化兴起的社会历史条件，并概括其具有通俗性、娱乐性、消费性、平面性、复制性、虚幻性等特点。

The Decline of the Elite Culture and the Rise of the Mass Culture

The decline of the elite culture and the rise of the mass culture is the most striking feature in Chinese culture in 90's of the 20 th century.The tide of market economy is the most important background against which this happens.We could not change or avoid it,but we can describe and analyse it.We can point out the advantages and the disadvantages or the positive and the negative influence of it.Accordingly this paper points out the anxiety about this change in academic world,inquires into the conditions of the rise of the mass culture and summarizes its characteristic.