Life after New Media by Sarah Kember - ISBN: 9780262527460
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An argument for a shift in understanding new media—from a fascination with devices to an examination of the complex processes of mediation.

Life after New Media

Mediation as a Vital Process

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    288 pages

  • Release Date

    5 December 2014

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Summary

An argument for a shift in understanding new media-from a fascination with devices to an examination of the complex processes of mediation.In Life after New Media, Sarah Kember and Joanna Zylinska make a case for a significant shift in our understanding of new media. They argue that we should move beyond our fascination with objects-computers, smart phones, iPods, Kindles-to an examination of the interlocking technical, social, and biological processes of mediation. Doing so, they say, reveal…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262527460
ISBN-10:0262527464
Author:Sarah Kember, Joanna Zylinska
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:5 December 2014
Weight:480g
Dimensions:229mm x 178mm x 16mm
Series:Life after New Media
About The Author

Sarah Kember

Sarah Kember is Professor of New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths, University of London, and author, most recently, of The Optical Effects of Lightning.Joanna Zylinska is Professor of New Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is the author of Bioethics in the Age of New Media and the coauthor (with Sarah Kember) of Life After New Media- Mediation as a Vital Process, both published by the MIT Press.

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