Media and the Government of Populations: Communication, Technology, Power

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-349-67462-6
Verlag: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD

Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the Histor

This book deals with the social, cultural and especially political significance of media by shifting from the usual focus on the public sphere and publics and paying attention to populations. It describes key moments where populations of different sorts have been subject to formative and diverse projects of governing, in which communication has been key. It brings together governmentality studies with the study of media practices and communication technologies.  Chapters consider print culture and the new political technology of individuals; digital economies as places where populations are formed, known and managed as productive resources; workplaces, schools, clinics and homes as sites of governmental objectives; and how to appropriately link communication technologies and practices with politics. Through these chapters Philip Dearman, Cathy Greenfield and Peter Williams demonstrate the value of considering communication in terms of the government of populations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dearman, Philip

Greenfield, Cathy

Williams, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction: Communication, Government, Populations.- Chapter 2. History Lessons: Then and Now.- Chapter 3. Governing Digitally Networked Populations.- Chapter 4. Productive, Schooled, Healthy.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: What Kind of Governing?.- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Dearman is Lecturer in Communication Studies at RMIT University, Australia. Cathy Greenfield is Associate Professor of Communication at RMIT University, Australia.Peter Williams was an Associate of RMIT University, Australia where for many years he taught the RMIT Honours level course ‘Communication Revolutions and Cultural Forms’.