Media capitalism : Hegemony in the age of mass deception 1st ed.

Author

• Klikauer, Thomas

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2021

Language

English

ISBN

9783030879587

Series

Subject(s)

• CAPITALISM AND MASS MEDIA
• MASS MEDIA--OWNERSHIP
• SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN MASS MEDIA

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Abstract

This book argues that media and capitalism no longer exist as separated entities, and posits three reasons why one can no longer exist without the other. Firstly, mass media have become indispensable to capitalism due to the media’s ability to sell the commodities of mass consumerism. Media capitalism also creates pro-capital attitudes among a target population and establishes an ideological hegemony. Thirdly, media capitalism provides mass deception to hide the pathologies of capitalism, which include mass poverty, rising inequalities, and the acceleration of global warming. To illuminate this, the book’s historical chapter traces the emergence of media capitalism. Its subsequent chapters show how media capitalism has infiltrated the public sphere, society, schools, universities, the world of work and finally, democracy. The book concludes by outlining how societies can transition from media capitalism to a post-media- capitalist society.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xvii, 507 p.)

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

1 Introducing Media Capitalism
2 The History: Of Media Capitalism
3 Media Capitalism and the Public Sphere
4 Media Capitalism and Schools
5 Media Capitalism and Universities
6 The Society of Media Capitalism
7 Human Behaviour in Media Capitalism
8 Media Capitalism and the World of Work
9 Democracy Under Media Capitalism
10 Conclusion: Towards a Theory of Media Capitalism

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00058/23	302.23 Kli M	Online !	Available