The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and RenewalThis definitive, critical overview of the discipline explains in detail the analytical tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Vincent Mosco defines political economy by its focus on the relationship between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context. |
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... perspective has taken on a more adventuresome spirit in recent applications of the perspective to the family , gender , and sexuality ( Posner , 1992 ) . The same staff capture argument is used to explain the long delays and ' red ...
... perspective has taken on a more adventuresome spirit in recent applications of the perspective to the family , gender , and sexuality ( Posner , 1992 ) . The same staff capture argument is used to explain the long delays and ' red ...
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... perspective is to put the range of challenges in perspective by acknowledging its own strong tradition even as it renews its philosoph- ical roots . The remainder of this chapter is taken up with an overview of the research tradition in ...
... perspective is to put the range of challenges in perspective by acknowledging its own strong tradition even as it renews its philosoph- ical roots . The remainder of this chapter is taken up with an overview of the research tradition in ...
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... perspective and its various offshoots by comparing them for their differences and similarities with one another and with alternative per- spectives . Second , rethinking requires that one approach a perspective with the self ...
... perspective and its various offshoots by comparing them for their differences and similarities with one another and with alternative per- spectives . Second , rethinking requires that one approach a perspective with the self ...
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 |
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