This paper is taken from Chapter One of Radical Mass Media Criticism: A Cultural Genealogy (2006)...It argues that there exists a 'genealogy' of ideas that amount to a tradition of radical media thought. And so on.
Modern liberal societies have weak collective identities. Postmodern elites, especially in Europe, feel that they have evolved beyond identities defined by religion and nation. But if our societies cannot assert positive liberal values, they may be challe