Critical Political Economy of Culture and Communication: An Interview with Graham Murdock

Abstract

This paper presents an interview with Graham Murdock. It was conducted by Thomas Allmer and Christian Fuchs for tripleC. In it, Graham Murdock reflects on the field of Critical Political Economy of Culture and Communication, his contributions to and work in this field of studies, the role of Karl Marx in this field, Stuart Hall, Critical Political Economy and Cultural Studies, Raymond Williams, the climate crisis and the environmental movement, Materialism, New Materialisms, Postmodernism, Pierre Bourdieu, and the future of society, culture, and the media. The topics the interview covers are structured into three parts: 1. Critical Political Economy, 2. Critical Political Economy and Cultural Studies, 3. Questions of Materialism.

Keywords

• Graham Murdock
• Critical Political Economy of Culture and Communication
• culture
• communication
• interview

Kültür ve İletişimin Eleştirel Ekonomi Politiği: Graham Murdock ile Bir Söyleşi

Abstract

Bu makalede, tripleC için Thomas Allmer ve Christian Fuchs’un Graham Murdock ile gerçekleştirdiği söyleşi sunulmaktadır. Graham Murdock, söyleşide Kültür ve İletişimin Eleştirel Ekonomi Politiği alanı, bu alandaki çalışmaları ve alana yaptığı katkıları; Karl Marx’ın bu alandaki rolü; Stuart Hall, Eleştirel Ekonomi Politik ve Kültürel Çalışmalar; Raymond Williams, iklim krizi ve çevre hareketi, Materyalizm, Yeni Materyalizmler, Postmodernizm; Pierre Bourdieu, toplum, kültür ve medyanın geleceği üzerine düşüncelerini paylaşmaktadır. Söyleşide ele alınan konular üç bölüme ayrılmıştır: 1. Eleştirel Ekonomi Politik, 2. Eleştirel Ekonomi Politik ve Kültürel Çalışmalar, 3. Materyalizmin Soruları.

Keywords

• Graham Murdock
• Kültür ve İletişimin Eleştirel Ekonomi Politiği
• kültür
• iletişim
• söyleşi

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