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Christian Fuchs, “Culture and Economy in the Age of Social Media” (Routledge, 2015)
Christian Fuchs, “Culture and Economy in the Age of Social Media” (Routledge, 2015)
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57 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Social media is now a pervasive element of many people’s lives. in order to best understand this phenomenon we need a comprehensive theory of the political economy of social media. In Culture and Economy in the Age of Social Media (Routledge, 2015), Christian Fuchs, a professor of social media at the University of Westminster, brings together a range of media, social and economic theorists to explain social media. Using Raymond Williams to draw attention to the material conditions of control, production and use of social media, including case studies from the USA and China. Most notably the book insists on understanding the international division of labour behind the seemingly ephemeral aspects of online interactions. The book is essential reading for all of those active online, as well as those working in the political economy and critical theory traditions. It is available here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 28, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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