Overview

Description

This playlist explores media history from a perspective that highlights social, political and economic factors. The focus is on key developments in modern communication technologies in the European and U.S. contexts, highlighting media technologies’ part in key historical and political changes such as the reformation, the development of capitalism, and the spread of liberal ideas.

Curator

Dr Gracia Ramirez, School of Media, LCC, UAL

Subject

• Media Studies

Keywords

communication technologies, reformation, enlightenment, press, propaganda, ideology, media regulation, internet, digital platforms.

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