Communication and Capitalism

<p><em>Communication and Capitalism</em> outlines foundations of a critical theory of communication. Going beyond Ju��rgen Habermas’ theory of communicative action Christian Fuchs outlines a communicative materialism that is a critical dialectical humanist approach to theorising communication in society and in capitalism. The book renews Marxist Humanism as a critical theory perspective on communication and society.</p><p>The author theorises communication and society by engaging with the dialectic materialism society work labour technology the means of communication as means of production capitalism class the public sphere alienation ideology nationalism racism authoritarianism fascism patriarchy globalisation the new imperialism the commons love death metaphysics religion critique social and class struggles praxis and socialism.</p><p>Fuchs renews the engagement with the questions of what it means to be a human and a humanist today and what dangers humanity faces today.</p>