In this Book
- Medium, Messenger, Transmission: An Approach to Media Philosophy
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
summary
This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Methodological Considerations
- pp. 28-39
- Introductions
- p. 40
- Walter Benjamin
- pp. 41-48
- Jean-Luc Nancy
- pp. 49-55
- Michel Serres
- pp. 56-63
- John Durham Peters
- pp. 69-75
- The Messenger Model
- pp. 76-87
- Transmissions
- pp. 87-88
- Viruses: Contagion through Transcription
- pp. 97-108
- So What Does \xE2\x80\x98Transmission' Mean?
- pp. 166-187
- Bibliography
- pp. 248-261
- Index of Names
- pp. 262-265
- Index of Subjects
- pp. 266-271
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048524990
Related ISBN(s)
9789089647412, 9789462983083
MARC Record
OCLC
1176193431
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2020-07-22
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC
Copyright
2015
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