Grounding critical communication studies: An inquiry into the communication theory of Karl Marx

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-41

  Fuchs, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Capitalism and communication; Critical communication studies; Critical media theory; Karl Marx; Media; Philosophy of communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949469469     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859909338409     Document Type: Article

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