Media and the Government of Populations: Communication, Technology, Power (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)

by Philip Dearman, Cathy Greenfield, and Peter Williams

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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.
  • ISBN13 9781349674626
  • Publish Date 8 September 2019 (first published 25 August 2018)
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 1st ed. 2018
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 231
  • Language English