Fordism - Cultural References

Cultural References

In Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World. "Our Ford" (evocative of Our Lord), is a centre-point in the quasi-religious celebrations. The name is used both as an incantation and source of authority throughout the book, which can be read as a satire of Fordist industrial society.

Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times parodied the alienation and stress that the worker in a Taylorist production plant is subjected to.

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