Eigenvalue - On the Gradual Contraction of Media in Movement; Contemplating Media in Art [Sound Image Sense] (Hardcover)

Eigenvalue provides the first history of 'eigenvalue' by building an important bridge between the hard and the soft sciences. Originally a mathematical term, Hanjo Berressem applies Eigenvalue, which roughly translates to proper value, to the media studies discipline for the first time, providing a philological history and line of development across the sciences through to contemporary cultural studies. Berressem's groundbreaking work is organized into 2 books, with the first book broken down into six topical areas - mathematics, physics, cybernetics, biology, literary studies, cultural studies. The second book discusses the place of eigenvalues in sound, light and literature, specifically, Alvin Lucier's experimental composition "I am Sitting in a Room," Bill Morrison's eight-minute experimental film Light is Calling and the literary works of Thomas Pynchon. Berressem's thought-provoking philology is an important reference point for readers seeking an authoritative introduction to a term that connects other key ideas in contemporary debate.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Thinking Media
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Hanjo Berressem
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-3518-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
LSN:	1-5013-3518-9
Barcode:	9781501335181

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