{"product_id":"marxist-humanism-and-communication-theory-media-communication-and-society-volume-one-paperback","title":"Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory: Media, Communication and Society Volume One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Fuchs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book outlines and contributes to the foundations of Marxist-humanist communication theory. It analyses the role of communication in capitalist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging with the works of critical thinkers such as Erich Fromm, E. P. Thompson, Raymond Williams, Henri Lefebvre, Georg Lukács, Lucien Goldmann, Günther Anders, M. N. Roy, Angela Davis, C. L. R. James, Rosa Luxemburg, Eve Mitchell, and Cedric J. Robinson, the book provides readings of works that inform our understanding of how to critically theorise communication in society. The topics covered include the relationship of capitalism, racism, and patriarchy; communication and alienation; the base\/superstructure-problem; the question of how one should best define communication; the political economy of communication; ideology critique; the connection of communication and struggles for alternatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for a broad audience of students and scholars interested in contemporary critical theory, this book will be useful for courses in media and communication studies, cultural studies, Internet research, sociology, philosophy, political science, and economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of five Communication and Society volumes, each one outlining a particular aspect of the foundations of a critical theory of communication in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Fuchs \u003c\/b\u003eis a critical theorist of communication and society. He is co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003etripleC: Communication, Capitalism \u0026amp; Critique\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of many publications, including the books \u003ci\u003eSocial Media: A Critical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(3rd edition 2021), \u003ci\u003eCommunication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eMarxism: Karl Marx's Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural \u0026amp; Communication Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eNationalism on the Internet: Critical Theory and Ideology in the Age of Social Media and Fake News \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eRereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003eDigital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eDigital Labour and Karl Marx \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eInternet and Society \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47465959129266,"sku":"9780367697129","price":79.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4afbf0ca46cc19b0606fab9179fa5c71.webp?v=1779008644","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/marxist-humanism-and-communication-theory-media-communication-and-society-volume-one-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}