The concept of symbolic power as a resource for understanding the political dimension of the mass media: towards a possible articulation between the proposals of Pierre Bourdieu and John B. Thompson

This article analyses the concept of symbolic power made by authors such as Pierre Bourdieu and John B. Thompson, among others, to propose a possible joint articulation in tribute to a complex understanding of the political role that the mass media play in the public sphere. The considerations made...

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Main Author: Abel Somohano Fernández
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012-10-01
Series:Mediaciones Sociales
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MESO/article/view/39680