CMNS 444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Reproduction, Ant-Zen, Communication Studies
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Define and apply critical political economy" in the context of international communication. Learn about the long history of globalization as a moment of communication. Hear a brief history of communication traditions informed by political economy. Consider the internet as a case study for peic. Assumptions political economy makes about conditions of social reproduction. "critical" political economy of international communication1@january 30, 2021 5:28 pm social reproduction: the manner in which society is reproduced today we think in economic reproduction through commodity exchange. "critical" political economy of international communication2 unique forms of coercion, even if no one is forcing us. Pe has long interest in "means of transport and communication" (marx, 1978) transportation infrastructure and communication tech enables capitalism to expand its sphere of reproduction. Global reach of capitalist mode of production ability to access new labour markets and create new consumers around the world infrastructural view of communication. International or global? the difference? the state of being, but have history.
