Proletarianisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20187531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Hutnyk (0000-0003-4826-8949, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 77 |
| Pages | 127-149 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Formations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-2378 • E-ISSN: 1741-0789 |
| Publisher | Lawrence and Wishart (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3898/newf.77.08.2012 |
| OpenAlex | W4206739228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This essay takes up the work of Bernard Stiegler to evaluate and critique his use of Marx and Engels’ notion of proletarianization in the context of new media, television, education and activism. The impact of technology and the notion of the general intellect is measured against Stiegler’s worry about a ‘short circuit’ that threatens humanity and requires a ‘new critique’. Talk of an ‘attention economy’ might be better understood if we deploy a wider Marxist notion of proletarianization in relation to class consciousness and struggle. Rather than a forlorn complaint about the ‘conspiracy of imbeciles’ and the ‘ruin’ of public education, a more careful reading of Marx offers proletarianization as a resource in a struggle that is - also but not only - a ‘battle for intelligence’. \n \nKeywords proletarianization, cretinization, technology, education, general intellect, critique
Cybernetics and Technology in Society · Digital Education and Society · Digital Media and Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |