Marxism: Karl Marx's Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural and Communication Studies

Description: Marxism by Christian Fuchs This introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marxs ideas in media, communication and cultural studies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marxs ideas in media, communication, and cultural studies.Karl Marxs ideas remain of crucial relevance, and in this short, student-friendly book, leading expert Christian Fuchs introduces Marx to the reader by discussing 15 of his key concepts and showing how they matter for understanding the digital and communicative capitalism that shapes human life in twenty-first century society. Key concepts covered include: the dialectic, materialism, commodities, capital, capitalism, labour, surplus-value, the working class, alienation, means of communication, the general intellect, ideology, socialism, communism, and class struggles.Students taking courses in Media, Culture and Society; Communication Theory; Media Economics; Political Communication; and Cultural Studies will find Fuchs concise introduction an essential guide to Marx. Author Biography Christian Fuchs is a professor of media and communication studies and a critical theorist of communication and society. He is co-editor of the journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique e-c.at) and author of many books, including Communication and Capitalism: A Critical Theory, Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism, Nationalism on the Internet: Critical Theory and Ideology in the Age of Social Media and Fake News, Social Media: A Critical Introduction, Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter, Digital Labour and Karl Marx, and Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Dialectic 3. Materialism: The Base/Superstructure-Problem 4. Commodities, Capital, Capitalism 5. Labour and Surplus-Value 6. The Working Class 7. Alienation 8. Means of Communication and the General Intellect 9. Ideology 10. Socialism and Communism 11. Class Struggles Details ISBN0367418770 Author Christian Fuchs Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 0367418770 ISBN-13 9780367418779 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 335.4 Affiliation University of Westminster, UK Pages 288 Language English AU Release Date 2019-12-02 NZ Release Date 2019-12-02 Publication Date 2019-12-02 UK Release Date 2019-12-02 Illustrations 23 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white Series Key Ideas in Media & Cultural Studies Subtitle Karl Marxs Fifteen Key Concepts for Cultural and Communication Studies Alternative 9780367418786 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126332913;

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