Powermatics - A Discursive Critique of New Communications Technology

List of contents

Introduction 1. Procedures of Discourses on New Communications Technology: The Episteme 2. New Communications Technology as Discourse: Techne 3. Powermatics: Focusing in on Power and Social Control 4. Alternative Procedures of Discourse: Epistemologies of Technology. Conclusion: Discursive Critique: Socio-epistemological Foundations for an Alternative Approach to Communication and Technology

About the author

Marike Finlay - de Monchy

Summary

Originally published in 1987. This critical work is an exploration of new communications technology in its social context, as a social discourse determined by other forms of inter-play.

Product details

• Authors: Marike Finlay - de Monchy, FINLAY DE MONCHY
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138959477
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95947-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Communication Studies; Routledge Library Editions: Communication Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; History, Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Communication Studies