Abstract
In contemporary discourses of business, it is often claimed that the post-Fordist global economy is revolutionary, radically transforming forms of social organisation and consciousness, and "virtuality" has come to signify the driver of this revolution. But how new is this development? Is it useful to call it a "revolution", using the term in the sense it had for Marx? Are there traces of a Marxist theory of virtuality, and how relevant is it today? We draw on chaos theory to identify important but shifting meanings for "virtuality" and "revolution" in Marx, to create a new terrain on which to better explore issues facing "digital labour" in the new environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Fibreculture Journal |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Internet
- Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
- business enterprises
- computer networks
- electronic commerce
- revolutions