Primal Scenes of Communication: Communication, Consumerism, and Social Movements

by Ian Angus

Primal Scenes of Communication argues that the materiality of communication media constitute social relations and that social relations should be understood as "technology-identity complexes." This theory is employed to characterize consumer society, and the social movements that criticize consumer society, as a unique epoch of communication.

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Ian Angus is a Canadian independent Marxist writer, educator, and ecosocialist activist.