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“Means of Communication as Means of Production” Revisited

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Hebblewhite, William Henning James·2012·tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
DOI 10.31269/triplec.v10i2.424
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This paper seeks to examine the claim made by Raymond Williams that the means of communication are a means of production. While agreeing with the central claim by Williams, the paper argues that the model which Williams’ represents this claim with is insufficiently realized. By looking at the work of Marx and Althusser in relation to this claim, we suggest a new conceptual tool to actualize Williams’ claims.

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Authors
Hebblewhite, W. H. J.
Affiliations
La Trobe University (AU)
Corresponding author
Hebblewhite, William Henning James
ORCID
Hebblewhite, William Henning James
Venue
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
Publisher
Information Society Research
Published
2012-05-25
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
203-213
ISSN
1726-670X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.31269/triplec.v10i2.424
OpenAlex
W4252645799
Cited by
4
References
0
Citations by year
2017: 1 · 2015: 3
FWCI
2.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • tripleC Communication Capitalism & Critique Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Marxism and Critical Theory
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education, Politics, and Culture Studies
Keywords
Raymond Williams, communication tools, means of production, Karl Marx, Louis Althusser

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Hebblewhite, W. H. J. (2012). “Means of Communication as Means of Production” Revisited. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society. https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v10i2.424