The Strictest Taboo
The Marginalization of Marxism in Mainstream Communication Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2371100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sašo Slaček Brlek (0000-0001-6270-3092, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, corresponding author), Boris Mance (0000-0002-8864-1683, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 589-614 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08969205231213281 |
| OpenAlex | W4389440289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 36 |
Our study uses big data analysis to examine the influence of Marxism on communication studies throughout its history. We track citations of Marxist authors and the use of Marxist concepts in the titles, keywords, or abstracts of publications in the Web of Science scholarly database in the category of communication. We find that Marxian authors and ideas were almost completely absent from the mainstream of media studies until the end of the Cold War. The end of the Cold War and the Great Recession of 2008 significantly increased citations of Marxist authors. We use network analysis to identify different currents of thought or paradigmatic appropriations of Marxism within communication studies and identify five clusters of appropriation of Marx's ideas within communication studies: Theories of Democracy, Political Economy of Communication, Critique of Power Relations, Feminism and Antiracism, and Critical Discourse Analysis
Appropriation · Communication studies · Epistemology · Eurocentrism · Mainstream · Marxist philosophy · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |