Medium, Messenger, Transmission
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9789089647412; 9789048524990
Subjects: Film theory & criticism
Description: 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.

"'An interesting read, with an incorporated overview of media theory." - Ana Peraica, Leonardo Reviews
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