Critical theory of communication technology: Introduction to the special section

Information Society

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Feenberg, Andrew ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication technology; Constructivism; Democracy; Internet; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949226493     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240802701536     Document Type: Article

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