Marxism and Media Studies - Key Concepts and Contemporary Trends (Paperback)

Aimed at students of media studies who are interested in bringing a radical political methodology to bear on their work, this book is an accessible guide to key Marxist concepts and shows how to apply them to contemporary cultural analysis. book provides a comprehensive exposition of the key concepts required for a Marxist analysis of the media and current cultural trends. Retooling and redeeming such concepts as class, mode of production, culture industries, the state, base-superstructure, ideology, hegemony, knowledge and social interests, and commodity fetishism, this book ranges across film, television, the Internet and print media. The analysis is carefully grounded in case studies ranging from digital file swapping to Disney, from reality TV show Big Brother to the spirits and spectres in such films as The Others, The Devil's Backbone and Dark City, which illuminate the fetishisms of culture and society under capital. explains why Marxism is an important critical methodology for the media student to engage with. He foregrounds the theoretical and political shifts that have led to its marginalization in recent years, and highlights how and why these trends are changing as once more, people return to Marx and Marxism to understand the world around them.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Marxism and Culture
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Mike Wayne
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-1913-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Promotions
LSN:	0-7453-1913-0
Barcode:	9780745319131

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