Reading Marx in the Information Age
by Christian Fuchs
2020-12-29 10:06:55
Reading Marx in the Information Age
by Christian Fuchs
2020-12-29 10:06:55
Renowned Marxist scholar and critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marxâs most important and groundbreaking work in the infor...
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Renowned Marxist scholar and critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marxâs most important and groundbreaking work in the information age, exploring Marxâs key concepts through the lens of media and communication studies via contemporary phenomena like the Internet, digital labour, social media, the media industries, and digital class struggles. Through a range of international, current-day examples, Fuchs emphasises the continued importance of Marx and his work in a time when transnational media companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook play an increasingly important role in global capitalism. Discussion questions and exercises at the end of each chapter help readers to further apply Marxâs work to a modern-day context.
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