Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet
This article gives an overview of example approaches of Critical Internet Studies and points out key concepts of this field. Critical Cyberculture Studies and Critical Political Economy/Critical Theory of the Internet are identified as two approaches in Critical Internet Studies. The paper also disc...
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| description | This article gives an overview of example approaches of Critical Internet Studies and points out key concepts of this field. Critical Cyberculture Studies and Critical Political Economy/Critical Theory of the Internet are identified as two approaches in Critical Internet Studies. The paper also discusses the role of 11 Marxian concepts for Critical Internet Studies. Marxian concepts that havebeen reflected in Critical Internet Studies include: dialectics, capitalism, commodification, surplus value/exploitation/alienation/class, globalization, ideology, class struggle, commons, public sphere, communism and aesthetics. The paper points out the importance of explicitly acknowledging the importance of Marx’s thinking in Critical Internet Studies. Marx’s concepts are today frequently used implicitly, without acknowledging and engaging with their roots. A critique of the approach of “Critical” Cyberculture Studies is advanced. This approach is compared to the approaches of Critical Theory and Critical Political Economy of the Internet. The difference between these two approaches reflects the debate about class exploitation and non-class domination between Cultural Studies and Critical Political Economy in Media and Communication Studies |
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| spelling | ojs-article-191662024-10-18T15:08:24Z Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet Em direção a uma problemática marxista de estudos sobre a internet Fuchs, Christian Fuchs, Christian Internet Cibercultura Crítica Economia política Karl Marx Internet Cyberculture Critical Political economy Karl Marx This article gives an overview of example approaches of Critical Internet Studies and points out key concepts of this field. Critical Cyberculture Studies and Critical Political Economy/Critical Theory of the Internet are identified as two approaches in Critical Internet Studies. The paper also discusses the role of 11 Marxian concepts for Critical Internet Studies. Marxian concepts that havebeen reflected in Critical Internet Studies include: dialectics, capitalism, commodification, surplus value/exploitation/alienation/class, globalization, ideology, class struggle, commons, public sphere, communism and aesthetics. The paper points out the importance of explicitly acknowledging the importance of Marx’s thinking in Critical Internet Studies. Marx’s concepts are today frequently used implicitly, without acknowledging and engaging with their roots. A critique of the approach of “Critical” Cyberculture Studies is advanced. This approach is compared to the approaches of Critical Theory and Critical Political Economy of the Internet. The difference between these two approaches reflects the debate about class exploitation and non-class domination between Cultural Studies and Critical Political Economy in Media and Communication Studies Este artigo procura fornecer uma visão geral de algumas das principais abordagens do campo de estudos críticos sobre a internet e as tecnologias digitais, destacando os principais conceitos dessa problemática. Os campos de estudos críticos em cibercultura e da economia política crítica/teoria crítica da internet são identificados como fazendo parte da problemática mais geral do campo dos estudos críticos sobre internet. O artigo também discute brevemente o papel desempenhado por onze conceitos marxistas centrais para esse campo de investigação. Dentre estes conceitos podemos mencionar os de dialética, capitalismo, “mercadorização” (commodification), mais-valia/exploração/alienação/classe, globalização, ideologia, luta de classes, bens comuns, esfera pública, comunismo e estética. Sublinhamos ainda a necessidade de reconhecer explicitamente a importância do pensamento de Marx para uma reflexão sobre a internet e os modernos meios de comunicação no capitalismo contemporâneo, destacando as contribuições desse autor para uma reflexão sobre a temática. Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2016-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Texto Text application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19166 10.53000/cma.v23i43.19166 Crítica Marxista; Vol. 23 No. 43 (2016); 67-93 Crítica Marxista; v. 23 n. 43 (2016); 67-93 2966-0165 0104-9321 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19166/13662 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2016 Christian Fuchs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Fuchs, Christian Fuchs, Christian Internet Cibercultura Crítica Economia política Karl Marx Internet Cyberculture Critical Political economy Karl Marx Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title | Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title_full | Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title_fullStr | Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title_short | Towards a Marxist problematic of studies about the Internet |
| title_sort | towards a marxist problematic of studies about the internet |
| topic | Internet Cibercultura Crítica Economia política Karl Marx Internet Cyberculture Critical Political economy Karl Marx |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19166 |
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