The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and RenewalWhat is political economy and how can it be applied to the study of media communication? The Political Economy of Communication is the definitive critical overview of the discipline for students of the social sciences. It explains in detail the analytic tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Mosco presents an historical overview of the discipline and defines political economy by its focus on the relation between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context. This comprehensive analysis of the 'commodity form' is communication includes an examination of print, broadcast and new electronic media, the role and function of the audience, and the problem of social control. It concludes by addressing the relationship of political economy to the increasingly important fields of policy studies and cultural studies. |
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... offer an ease of reproduction that reduces marginal costs to near zero . Nevertheless , many of its products also depend ... offers an alternative based on what he calls the ' social logics ' at work in the industry . These include the ...
... offer an ease of reproduction that reduces marginal costs to near zero . Nevertheless , many of its products also depend ... offers an alternative based on what he calls the ' social logics ' at work in the industry . These include the ...
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... offers an important model for rethinking the political economic approach to the cultural industries . Unfor- tunately , the literature is not as strong on a comparable treatment of the relationship between class and race , though van ...
... offers an important model for rethinking the political economic approach to the cultural industries . Unfor- tunately , the literature is not as strong on a comparable treatment of the relationship between class and race , though van ...
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... offers important lessons that apply individually to policy studies and cultural studies , but it is particularly valuable to begin with those it has to offer both , starting with the centrality of power in the analysis of communication ...
... offers important lessons that apply individually to policy studies and cultural studies , but it is particularly valuable to begin with those it has to offer both , starting with the centrality of power in the analysis of communication ...
Contents
Mapping the Political Economy of Communication | 17 |
The Political Economy of Communication | 124 |
Rethinking and Renewing the Political Economy | 135 |
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The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco No preview available - 1996 |
The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco No preview available - 1996 |
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