英文摘要 |
Harold A. Innis led the way in exploring the interplay of media technology, communication processes, and the formation of socio-cultural regimes. Despite known for his media theory, his political-economic writings hardly won due attention. The article examines Innis's works on Canada's national economic history and his political-economic critiques in an attempt to find new significance from rereading. The discussion unfolds with the marginality of Innis's image in critical political economics of communication theory. It is followed by an examination of Innis's "staple thesis," with particular attention paid to three key terms: marginality, monopoly, and dependency. The article ends with repositioning Innis's discussion on the molding of the social character by the infrastructure of transportation and communication within the genealogy of the critical theory to demonstrate their "family resemblance." |