Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism. Introduction.

  • Christian Fuchs University of Westminster, Communication and Media Research Institute & Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v19i1.1229
Keywords: Friedrich Engels, 200th birthday, anniversary, digital capitalism, Karl Marx

Abstract

This piece is the introduction to the special issue “Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism” that the journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique published on the occasion of Friedrich Engels’s 200th birthday on 28 November 2020.

The introduction introduces Engels’s life and works and gives an overview of the special issue’s contributions.

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Author Biography

Christian Fuchs, University of Westminster, Communication and Media Research Institute & Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies

Christian Fuchs is a professor at the University of Westminster.  He is co-editor of tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. His research interests are: critical theory, social theory, political economy of media and communication, critical digital media studies.
URL: http://fuchs.uti.at, Twitter @fuchschristian

Published
2020-11-27
Issue
Vol 19 No 1 (2021)
Section
Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism

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