Henri Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space and the critical theory of communication

This chapter works out elements of Henri Lefebvre theory that can inform a Marxist-humanist, critical theory of communication.

The chapter first gives a brief overview of some aspects of Marxist communication theory and its status today (Section 5.2). It then presents an overview of Lefebvre’s work (Section 5.3) in order to introduce those interested in communication theory to his main body of works. Third, a Lefebvre’s work is discussed and situated in the context of critical communication theory (Section 5.4).