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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... relationship between one's theoretical formulation and empirical inves- tigation . Multiple determination is connected to a particular view of causality . Drawing on the work of Althusser and others , Slack ( 1984 ) has replaced the ...
... relationship between one's theoretical formulation and empirical inves- tigation . Multiple determination is connected to a particular view of causality . Drawing on the work of Althusser and others , Slack ( 1984 ) has replaced the ...
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... relationship between classes , e.g. ownership and control over the means of production , reproduction , communication , etc. The relationship can be characterized in numerous ideal types , including harmony , where classes are ...
... relationship between classes , e.g. ownership and control over the means of production , reproduction , communication , etc. The relationship can be characterized in numerous ideal types , including harmony , where classes are ...
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... relationship between texts and social experience . Analysts of culture have made progress by reminding us of the polysemic nature of texts , broadly understood to include the full range of media products , but they have tended to fall ...
... relationship between texts and social experience . Analysts of culture have made progress by reminding us of the polysemic nature of texts , broadly understood to include the full range of media products , but they have tended to fall ...
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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