Author : Lee Artz
Release : 2006
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 265/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Marxism and Communication Studies by : Lee Artz
Download or read book Marxism and Communication Studies written by Lee Artz. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a timely and urgent need for a reasoned dialogue reassessing how Marxism can advance the study of human communication and transform the social world in which it is embedded. Indeed, ongoing world-historical events - including the vigorously organized market globalization, the corresponding insurgent global anticorporate movement, and the conflicts engendered by the U.S. invasion of Iraq - have underscored the importance of a thorough critique of global capitalism and its telecommunication technologies and practices. This important new collection, featuring essays by leading scholars and practitioners, provides a much-needed overview and assessment of Marxism's significance to contemporary thinking in communication and media studies. Contributors demonstrate how a Marxist perspective can be usefully applied to specific case studies in communication, providing valuable insights and understandings that are not obtainable using other approaches.