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Christian Fuchs. 2020. Communication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory.
London: University of Westminster Press. 406 pages.
https://doi.org/10.16997/book45
Available as paperback and as gratis open access e-book
Book launch talk "Capitalism & Communication: Critical Theory in the Age
of the Internet & Digital Capitalism":
https://youtu.be/liiEEumaLfs
Going beyond Jürgen Habermas’ theory of communicative action, Christian
Fuchs outlines foundation of a critical, dialectical, humanist approach
to theorising communication in society and in capitalism.
-- "an impressive wide-ranging book”.
Prof Michael Hardt, Duke University
-- "a comprehensive approach to understanding and transcending the
deepening crisis of communicative capitalism"
Prof Graham Murdock, Loughborough University
German translation:
Christian Fuchs. 2020. Kommunikation und Kapitalismus. Eine kritische
Theorie. München: UVK/utb. ISBN 978-3-8252-5239-7. 501 Seiten.
http://fuchs.uti.at/books/kommunikation-und-kapitalismus/
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
Part I: Foundations of Communicative Materialism
2. Materialism
3. Materialism and Society
4. Communication and Society
Part II: Communication in Capitalist Society
5. Capitalism and Communication
6. Communication Technologies: Means of Communication as Means of Production
7. Communication Society
8. Political Communication in the Public Sphere
9. Ideology
10. Nationalism, Communication, Ideology
11. Global Communication and Imperialism
Part III: The Materialist Transcendence of Communicative Capitalism
12. Communication Society as Society of the Commons
13. Death and Love: The Metaphysics of Communication
14. Communication and Struggles for Alternatives
15. Conclusion: Advancing a Dialectical, Humanist, Critical Theory of
Communication and Society
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