scholarly journals For a Political Economy of Indymedia Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Hanke
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
The Political ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Independent Media ◽  
Media Work ◽  
Économie Politique ◽  
Site Internet ◽  
Educational Field

Abstract: This article develops a political economy of Indymedia practice. After reviewing other current approaches to the Indymedia phenomenon, democratic media activism, and traditions of dissent, I draw upon Pierre Bourdieu’s unique sociological perspective to offer an analysis of the Ontario Independent Media Centre as a website of social struggles against neo-liberalism. This study reveals that Indymedia practice is a simultaneously structured and spontaneous form of collective media work on the margins of the political and journalistic fields. Whether such experiments in democratic communication will survive and develop will depend on whether Indymedia centres can become more central to the educational field. Résumé : Cet article développe une économie politique des pratiques propres aux « Indymedia » (médias indépendants en ligne). Après avoir passé en revue d’autres approches courantes de ce phénomène, du militantisme médiatique démocratique et des traditions de contestation, j’utilise la perspective sociologique singulière de Pierre Bourdieu pour analyser comment le site Internet du Centre de média indépendant d’Ontario aide à lutter contre le néolibéralisme. Cette étude montre que les pratiques Indymedia sont une forme de travail médiatique collectif à la fois structuré et spontané qui existe à la lisière des champs politiques et journalistiques. La survie et le développement de ces expériences en communication démocratique ne sont pas assurées, cependant, et dépendront de la capacité des centres Indymedia à occuper une place plus centrale dans le domaine éducatif.

scholarly journals Les technologies numériques au prisme des approches critiques: Éléments pour l’ébauche d’une rencontre

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Éric George ◽  
Oumar Kane
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
The Political ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
The Social ◽  
Économie Politique

In this article, the authors show the relevance of a dialogue between several critical perspectives in order to properly analyse the digital information and communications technology (ICT). If the political economy of communication is relevant to highlight the inequalities and power relations in the organization of communication systems, this approach is limited when it comes to taking into account the autonomy of the social agents. They propose therefore to articulate in the analysis the structures of domination with the emancipatory potentialities through the combination of political economy of communication and cultural studies, without ignoring the materiality of the technologies. This would contribute to a critical intelligibility of the overall economy of digital technologies in the network age.Dans cette contribution, les auteurs proposent de montrer la pertinence de faire dialoguer plusieurs perspectives critiques afin d’analyser les technologies numériques d’information et de communication (TNIC). Ils montrent que l’économie politique de la communication, pertinente pour mettre en évidence les inégalités et les rapports de pouvoir dans l’organisation des systèmes de communication, est limitée quand il s’agit de tenir compte de la part d’autonomie dans les jeux d’acteurs. Ils proposent en conséquence d’articuler les analyses des structures de domination et des potentialités d’émancipation en combinant économie politique et cultural studies, sans oublier la prise en compte de la matérialité des dispositifs techniques. Agencer ces travaux contribuerait à une intelligibilité critique de l’économie globale des technologies numériques à l’ère des réseaux.

The Political Economy of Eating Idol Meat: Practice, Structure, and Subversion in 1 Corinthians 8 through the Sociological Lens of Pierre Bourdieu

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-172
Author(s):  
Sung Uk Lim
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Hierarchical Structure ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
The Political ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
1 Corinthians ◽  
Socioeconomic System ◽  
The Hierarchical Structure

Abstract This paper intends to delve into the political economy of the symbolic practice of eating idol meat in 1 Corinthians 8 from a Bourdieuian perspective. My contention is that Paul attempts to undermine the Roman socioeconomic system by substituting a dietary habitus of abstention for a dietary habitus of consumption. In Bourdieu’s view, the Roman colony of Corinth can be seen as a religious field consisting of a conflict over different capital between the strong and the weak. Through rhetorical strategies, Paul enables the weak to subvert the hierarchical structure as embodied in the practice of idol meat consumption, while simultaneously urging the strong to surrender the claim to their authority. Thus, while deconstructing an old, colonial habitus of consumption, Paul reconstructs a new, postcolonial habitus of abstention.

FARMACOPEA POLáTICA: una etnografá­a del antiprohibicionismo y de la lucha por la liberación de la marihuana en Colombia

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 228-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉS GÓNGORA
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Political Agency ◽  
Public Security ◽  
The Political ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Économie Politique ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Drug Prohibition

Resumen:  El artá­culo sintetiza los resultados del trabajo etnográfico desarrollado con el movimiento cannabico de Colombia entre los años 2013 y 2017. En la primera parte, se muestra como la prohibición de las drogas en el paá­s surgió como un arreglo sanitario, moral y económico para monopolizar la producción de medicamentos y venenos. Se argumenta que el conocimiento sobre la relación entre las personas y el  pharmakon, desarrollado principalmente por expertos en seguridad pública, economá­a polá­tica y saberes  psi,  desconoce sistemáticamente la agencia polá­tica de los consumidores y pequeños productores de drogas. En la segunda parte, siguiendo la historia de la marihuana y sus defensores, se describe la lucha para  liberar  a la planta y permitir que ingrese de nuevo a los terrenos de la embriaguez tolerada, los remedios y la industria.Palabras clave:  Pharmakon.  Marihuana. Prohibicionismo.FARMACOPEIA POLáTICA:  uma etnografia do antiproibicionismo e da luta pela libertação da maconha na Colômbia  Resumo:  Neste artigo apresenta-se os resultados da pesquisa etnográfica desenvolvida com o movimento cannabico da Colômbia entre os anos 2013 e 2017. Na primeira parte, mostra-se como naquele paá­s a proibição das drogas surgiu como um arranjo sanitário, moral e econômico para monopolizar a produção de remédios e venenos. Argumenta-se que o conhecimento sobre a relação entre as pessoas e o  pharmakon,  desenvolvido principalmente por especialistas em segurança pública, economia polá­tica e saberes  psi, desconhece sistematicamente a agência polá­tica dos usuários e pequenos produtores de drogas. Na segunda parte, indo atrás da história da maconha e seus defensores, descreve-se a luta para  libertar  a planta e fazer com que ingresse novamente aos terrenos da embriaguez tolerada, os remédios e a indústria.Palavras-chave:  Pharmakon.  Maconha. Proibicionismo.POLICY  PHARMACOPEIA:  an ethnography of anti-prohibitionism and the struggle for the liberation of marijuana in Colombia  Abstract:  This article presents the results of the ethnographic research developed with the cannabis movement of Colombia between the years 2013 and 2017. Firstly, it is shown how in that country, drug prohibition emerged as a sanitary, moral and economic arrangement to monopolize the production of medicines and poisons. It is argued that knowledge about the relationship between people and  pharmakon, developed mainly by specialists in public security, political economy and  psi    knowledge, systematically ignores the political agency of users and small drug producers. Secondly, searching the history of marijuana and its advocates, it describes the struggle to free the plant and get it back into the grounds of tolerated drunkenness, the medicine and industry.Keywords:  Pharmakon. Marijuana. Prohibitionism.  PHARMACOPÉE POLITIQUE: une ethnographie de l”™antiprohibitionnisme et de la lutte pour la libération du cannabis en Colombie  Résumé: Cet article mobilise les résultats d”™une recherche ethnographique réalisée avec le mouvement cannabique colombien entre 2013 et 2017. Dans la premiá¨re partie, on montre comment, dans ce pays la prohibition des drogues a émergé á  partir d”™un arrangement sanitaire, moral et économique destiné á  monopoliser la production des remá¨des et poisons. On affirme que la connaissance produite autour du rapport entre les personnes et le  pharmakon, développée principalement par des spécialistes en sécurité publique, économie politique et savoirs psy, ignore systématiquement l”™expertise politique des usagers et des petits producteurs de drogues. Dans la deuxiá¨me partie, en suivant l”™histoire du cannabis et de ses défenseurs, on décrit la lutte pour  libérer  la plante et pour la réintégrer á  nouveau dans les champs de l”™ivresse tolérée, des médicaments et de l”™industrie.Mots-clés:  Pharmakon. Cannabis. Prohibitionnisme.

scholarly journals Influences on Media Content: Levels of Analysis in Developed and Developing Countries

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-175
Author(s):  
Abdulmonam Al-Hasani
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
News Values ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Social

The aim of this paper is to analyse and discuss theoretical frameworks that relate to influences on media content. This is to identify the suitable models or approaches for studying the influences on media content at news organisations. To achieve this aim, the paper will include two main sections: the first section uses a macro-sociological perspective and will discuss two main theoretical approaches, the political economy and cultural approaches. The second section looks at issues on a micro-sociological level, using the social organisation approach to analyse the definitions of news, news values, gatekeeping and the influences on media content that are internal to news organisations. DOI: 10.3126/bodhi.v2i1.2868 Bodhi Vol.2(1) 2008 p.148-175

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