ail ing ▁media ▁theory ▁and ▁post - struct ural ism . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁the ▁Arena ▁group ▁has ▁expl ored ▁over ▁the ▁dec ades ▁relate ▁to ▁those ▁raised ▁by ▁writers ▁like ▁S la voj ▁Ž i ž ek , ▁Z yg m unt ▁Ba uman ▁and ▁Richard ▁Sen nett , ▁and , ▁to ▁some ▁degree , ▁writers ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁School . ▁However , ▁Arena ''' s ▁critique ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁authors ▁stop ▁short ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁critique ▁of ▁the ▁un ground ing ▁of ▁contemporary ▁social ▁life ▁by ▁current ▁global / ▁techn ological / ▁media ▁processes . ▁▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁quarter ly ▁journal ▁Arena ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁crisis ▁for ▁the ▁Old ▁Left ▁and ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Left . ▁Some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board , ▁who ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁still ▁hoped ▁for ▁a ▁theoretical ▁and ▁eth ical ▁renew al ▁within ▁far ▁Left ▁in ▁Australia , ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Party . ▁As ▁that ▁prospect ▁w an ed ▁Arena ▁continued ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁critical ▁political ▁publication . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁publication ▁covered ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁topics , ▁one ▁was ▁of ▁key ▁practical ▁and ▁theoretical ▁importance : ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁industrial ▁society ▁by ▁the ▁mobil isation ▁of ▁knowledge ▁production ▁as ▁a ▁core ▁product ive ▁activity , ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁intellectual ▁practice , ▁and ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁creation ▁of ▁new ▁class ▁and ▁cultural ▁divisions