Medium, Messenger, Transmission : An Approach to Media Philosophy /
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, includ...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | inglés alemán |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| 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. |
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| Descrición Física: | 1 online resource (272 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9789048524990 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |