Disciplines
Communication | Communication Technology and New Media
Abstract
In this working paper, my goal is to revisit Habermasian public sphere theory by first discussing its strengths and weaknesses in the context of today’s (western European) television landscape. I then move on to exploring one reconceptualization of television as a public sphere, that of the Swedish scholar Peter Dahlgren (1995 & 2005). Finally, I elaborate and further develop those key aspects of Dahlgren’s model that I consider particularly relevant for rethinking the public sphere of today.
Recommended Citation
Aslama, Minna, "Intellectual Scaffolding: On Peter Dahlgren's Theorization of Television and the Public Sphere" (2006). McGannon Center Working Paper Series. 9.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/mcgannon_working_papers/9
