Rethinking Media Change
The Aesthetics of Transition
$80.47
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2004
Summary
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 fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262701075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262701073 |
| Author: | David Thorburn, Henry Jenkins |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Media in Transition |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
About The Author
David Thorburn
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).
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