scholarly journals Latin American Critical Epistemologies toward a Biocentric Turn in Communication for Social Change: Communication from a Good Living Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Barranquero Carretero ◽  
Chiara Sáez Baeza
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Good Living ◽  
Communication For Social Change

The contributions of Raymond Williams and E.P. Thompson to communication and social change theory and practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 405-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradip Ninan Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Change Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Change Theory ◽  
Communication For Social Change ◽  
Raymond Williams ◽  
The Public Sphere

This article explores the contributions made by Raymond Williams and E.P. Thompson to communication for social change theory. It argues that Williams’ critique of technological determinism, his notion of the ‘structure of feeling’, analysis of culture and cultural materialism as a mode of analysis contributes to the theorising of communication for social change. This article also examines Thompson’s contributions to historiography, his engagement with the contextualised histories of ordinary people and their contributions to the making of the public sphere in 18th-century England. This article argues that the contributions made by these two theorists enable a critique of structures and a re-centring of agency, both of which are critical to a renewal of communication for social change theory.

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