David Thorburn

Rethinking Media Change

The Aesthetics of Transition

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The essays in Rethinking Media Change center on a variety of media forms at moments of disruption and cultural transformation. The editors' introduction sketches an aesthetics of media transition—patterns of development and social dispersion that operate across eras, media forms, and cultures. The book includes case studies of such earlier media as the book, the phonograph, early cinema, and television. It also examines contemporary digital forms, exploring their promise and strangeness. A final section probes aspects of visual culture in such environments as the evolving museum, movie spectaculars, and the virtual window. The contributors re… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Jenkins, Henry

ISBN: 978-0-262-70107-5
EAN: 9780262701075
Produktnummer: 1471005
Verlag: MIT Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 416 S.

Über den Autor

David Thorburn is Professor of Literature and Director of the Communications Forum at MIT.Henry Jenkins is Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. He is the coeditor of From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games (MIT Press, 1998).