Georg Lukács as a communications scholar
Cultural and digital labour in the context of Lukács’ Ontology of Social Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Fuchs (0000-0003-0589-4579, University of Westminster, corresponding author), Christian Fuchs |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 506-524 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443715613637 |
| OpenAlex | W2233277354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 10 |
The task of this work is to apply thoughts from Georg Lukács’ final book, the Ontology of Social Being, for the theoretical analysis of cultural and digital labour. It discusses Lukács’ concepts of work and communication and relates them to the analysis of cultural and digital work. It also analyses his conception of the relation of labour and ideology and points out how we can make use of it for critically understanding social media ideologies. Lukács opposes the dualist separation of the realms of work and ideas. He introduces in this context the notion of teleological positing that allows us to better understand cultural and digital labour as well as associated ideologies, such as the engaging/connecting/sharing-ideology, today. The analysis shows that Lukács’ Ontology is in the age of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, still a very relevant book, although it has thus far not received the attention that it deserves. This article also introduces the Ontology’s main ideas on work and culture, which is important because large parts of the book have not been translated from the German original into English. Lukács’ notion of teleological positing is crucial for understanding the common features of the economy and culture
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Ideology · Ontology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Teleology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · History · Law · Philosophy · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |