Media Ruins
Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction and the Geopolitics of Technology
$99.05
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2023
Summary
How a generation of tech-savvy young Cambodians is restoring historical media artifacts from before the war-and, in the process, helping to repair the Khmer Rouge’s cultural destruction.
During the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979), an estimated quarter to a third of the Cambodian population perished from execution, starvation, or disease. The regime especially targeted artists and intellectuals and their work, including films, photographs, and audio recordings. In Media Ruins, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545389 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262545381 |
| Author: | Margaret Jack |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Margaret Jack
Margaret Jack is a postdoctoral scholar on the NSF-funded project “Creating Work/Life” and teaches in the Department of Technology, Culture and Society at NYU Tandon. Before earning her PhD in Information Science at Cornell University, she worked as a financial analyst in Silicon Valley and with international development organizations such as the WHO, UNICEF, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.
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