The Political Economy of Communication: Power and Resistance, An Interview with Vincent Mosco
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Begoña Ballesteros
- Luis Luján
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Joan Pedro
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Año de publicación: 2010
Volumen: 10
Número: 17
Páginas: 21-31
Tipo: Artículo
Resumen
In this interview professor Vincent Mosco discusses major structural features of the socialsystem, which constrain the possibilities of using technology, media and communication in agenuinely democratic way. At the same time, he also emphasizes the importance of dialecticsin social processes and analyzes the agency and resistance of different social actors -such ascommunication workers- in the processes of media production and democratic struggle. Hethen refers to the challenges that new communication technologies pose to capitalism. Finally,he reflects on the theory and the state of the field of political economy of communication.
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