Towards a critical theory of alternative media

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Sandoval, Marisol ^a   Fuchs, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alternative media; Capitalism; Critical theory

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDIA; CAPITALISM; CRITICAL THEORY; SOCIAL THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 70350564218     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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