ABSTRACT
This chapter is part of Christian Fuchs book Media, Economy, and Society: A Critical Introduction.
There are the following learning goals of this chapter:
You will understand concepts such as the information society, the post-industrial society, and the network society;
You will learn about criticisms of information society theory;
You will engage with concepts such as information capitalism, cognitive capitalism in the society of singularities, data capitalism, platform capitalism, surveillance capitalism, and digital capitalism.
The chapter contains exercises that help you practise the insights gained in this chapter and a list of recommended readings.
