Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Karl Kraus
John Theobald, Southampton Institute
Chapter Two: Ferdinand Tönnies
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana. Publications include Media beyond Socialism
Chapter Three: 'The Frankfurt School': Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, Fromm
Hanno Hardt, University of Iowa. Publications include Critical Communication Studies: Communication, History and Theory in America; Interactions: Critical Studies in Communication, Media and Journalism
Chapter Four: McLuhan and His Influences
Joost van Loon, Nottingham Trent University. Editor (with Ulrich Beck) of Repositioning Risk: Critical Issues for Social Theory
Chapter Five: Habermas
Stuart Allen, University of West of England. Publications include News Culture
Jim McGuigan, Coventry University. Publications include Culture and the Public Sphere
Chapter Six: Armand Mattelart
Jason Barker. Publications include Alain Badiou: A Critical Introduction
Chapter Seven: The Glasgow Media Group
John Eldridge, University of Glasgow. Publications include Getting the Message
Chapter Eight: Fairclough, Bourdieu and Pilger
John Theobald and David Berry, Southampton Institute
Chapter Nine: U.S. Radical Media Criticism in the 20th Century
Robert McChesney, University of Illinois. Publications include Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times; Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy
Chapter Ten: Canadian Mass Media Criticism: The Radical Tradition and Contemporary Practice
James Winter, University of Windsor. Publications include MediaThink
Chapter Eleven: Latin American Culture and Processes of Communications: Jesus Martin-Barbéro and Nestor Canclini
David Berry, Southampton Institute
Chapter Twelve: The Transformative Power of Cultural Criticism: bel hooks and the Media
Cynthia Carter, Cardiff University
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index