Steel, J. (2009) The Radical Narrative, Political Thought and Praxis. Media History, 15 (2). 221 - 237. ISSN 1368-8804
Abstract
This article offers a methodological refinement to the radical narrative of media history and advocates an exploration of the ideological dynamics of media texts as a crucial component of their praxis. Focusing on early to mid nineteenth-century utilitarian theory and praxis as exemplified in newspapers and pamphlets such as the Westminster Review, the Examiner and Pamphlets for the People, the article offers a sophisticated ideological critique which is intended to augment radical analyses of media history. This analysis allows a more focused and precise account of the ways in which early proto-liberal reformers used the press in their political strategy. Despite the Philosophic Radicals having democratic aspirations, the article identifies inherent paternalistic and oppressive components of this praxis which has their seeds in classical Greek political thought.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | radical narrative; ideology; praxis; James Mill; Philosophic Radicalism; nineteenth-century press freedom |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2015 15:18 |
Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2016 17:14 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13688800902782049 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13688800902782049 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88939 |