Hi Carmel; You may find Andrew Feenberg's shorter piece, Critical Theory of Technology: An Overview, helpful: https://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/books/critbio.pdf ..I can also recommend Jennifer Slack & G. Macgregor Wise's book Culture & Technology: A Primer (2nd ed.), specifically the chapter, Determinism. Regards, Neal ___________ Neal Thomas Assistant Professor of Media and Technology Studies Department of Communication The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3285 USA *Out now with Routledge:* Becoming-Social in a Networked Age <https://www.routledge.com/Becoming-Social-in-a-Networked-Age/Thomas/p/book/9781138719026>