Why Voice Matters

Nick Couldry has emerged as one of the most brilliant critics we have of neoliberalism and its assault on almost every aspect of public life. What is unique about this book is that it not only understands neoliberalism as an economic discourse but also, if not more importantly, as a profound and powerful mode of cultural politics. This is one of the best books I have read in years about what it means to engage neoliberalism through a critical framework that highlights those narratives and stories that affirm both our humanity and our longing for justice. This book should be read by everyone concerned with what it might mean to not only dream about democracy but to engage it as a lived experience and political possibility Henry Giroux McMaster University, Canada <hr color= GBP666666 size= 1px /> An important and original book that offers a fresh critique of neoliberalism and its contribution to the contemporary crisis of 'voice'. Couldry's own voice is clear and impassioned - an urgent 'must-read' Rosalind Gill Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, King's College London <hr color= GBP666666 size= 1px /> Nick Couldry sets out a provocative critique of the democratic shortcomings of the neoliberal social order, while offering some compellingly radical arguments for the role of the media in creating new spaces of citizen-government relations Stephen Coleman Professor of Political Communication, University of Leeds Nick Couldry gives a very interesting analysis of the challenge of 'voice' in our times. -- Emile McAnany Communication Research Trends v30-4 20111201