The Information Society
An Introduction
- Armand Mattelart - University of Paris, France
Mass Communication (General)
In this short introduction, Armand Mattelart unpacks the notion of the information society, and examines why it has become the dominant paradigm for social change in the 21st Century. Critically, he also asks why the notion has come to dominant in the absence of any critical examination of the conditions under which it has been produced. Combining a long-term historical and geopolitical perspective, Mattelart questions the axioms used to legitimate the Information Society and critically assesses the ways in which it has been conceptualised as a theoretical concept as well as policy making tool.
This introduction will be of interest to all students of media and communication, as well as social scientists in general.
The book is useful in serving as background reading to understand the contexts of the information society we operate in.
Highly critical approach, essential for a deeper understanding of rhetorical, ideological and policy issues in the information society agenda
