- *Communication as Culture: Essays on Media and Society* (1989)
- *The Cultural Approach to Communication* (1992)
- *Communication and Cultural Studies: Tradition and Critique* (1997)
- *Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Workplace in American Society* (2004)
- *Marx and Communication* (2010)
- *The Power of Communication: A Critical Survey of Developments in the Field* (2013)
Articles and essays:
- "A Cultural Approach to Communication" (1975)
- "Communication and Culture: A Theoretical Overview" (1988)
- "The Crisis of Democracy and the Problem of Media Power" (1992)
- "Communication, Cultural Studies, and the Rise of the Public Sphere" (1997)
- "The Myth of the Information Revolution" (2005)
- "Culture, Communication, and Globalization" (2009)
Edited volumes:
- *The Communication Reader* (1994)
- *Communication as Cultural Practice* (1997)
- *Media, Culture, and Society: A Critical Reader* (1998)
- *Communication and the Public Sphere* (2004)
Other:
- *James Carey: A Reader* (2009)
- *James Carey: A Critical Biography* (2020)