Key Thinkers in Critical Communication Scholarship: From the Pioneers to the Next Generation [Hardcover]

The personal anecdotes and candid reflections on the lives and work of these important critical scholars, and their predictions on the future of the field, make this book a valuable resource for scholars and students of communication, media studies, political economy, political science, and those interested in critical theoretical approaches.

Introduction

1. Noam Chomsky; John A. Lent and Michelle A. Amazeen
2. Christian Fuchs; Michelle A. Amazeen

3. Edward S. Herman; John A. Lent and Michelle A. Amazeen
4. John A. Lent; Gerald Sussman and Michelle A. Amazeen
5. Robert W. McChesney; Michelle A. Amazeen
6. Eileen Meehan; John A. Lent
7. Vincent Mosco; John A. Lent
8. Graham Murdock; Michelle A. Amazeen
9. Manjunath Pendakur; Michelle A. Amazeen
10. Gerald Sussman; John A. Lent
11. Janet Wasko; John A. Lent
12. Yuezhi Zhao; John A. Lent

A revelation twice-over. The interviews collected in this book give us fascinating and perceptive self-portraits, by some of our foremost radical communications scholars: both the prevailing patterns of power, and the individual political commitments needed to challenge them, stand clearly before us. Along the way, the book provides rich insights into the structure of contemporary communications, confirming that critical scholarship has built up a unique capacity to comprehend this crucial domain. - Dan Schiller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

This fascinating and incisive collection provides a rare glimpse into the personal histories and academic careers of the foremost thinkers in critical communication studies. In vividly recalling their early lives and professional trajectories, each of the interviewees reveals how their scholarship and activism have been animated by individual struggles with social and political injusticel³6