From 'Covfefe' to #FraudNewsCNN and #FakeNews, Donald Trump's tweets
have caused an international frenzy. He is a reality TV and
Twitter-President, who uses digital and entertainment culture as an
ideological weapon - as an expression of his authoritarianism.
This book delves into new political-economic structures as expressed
through political communication to explain the rise of authoritarian
capitalism, nationalism and right-wing ideology throughout the world.
Christian Fuchs does this through updating Marxist theory and the
Frankfurt School's critical theory. He re-invigorates the works on
authoritarianism of Franz L. Neumann, Theodor W. Adorno, Erich Fromm,
Herbert Marcuse, Max Horkheimer, Wilhelm Reich, Leo Lowenthal and
Klaus Theweleit in the age of Trump and Twitter.
In the age of big data and social media, Digital Demagogue studies the
expressions of ideology, nationalism and authoritarianism today and
discusses prospects for overcoming capitalism and renewing the Left.
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Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter
Product details
ISBN
9781786802811
Published
2018
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Pluto Press
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Author