Materializing Memories - Dispositifs, Generations, Amateurs (Paperback)

A multitude of devices and technological tools now exist to make, share, and store memories and moments with family, friends, and even strangers. Memory practices such as home movies, which originated as the privilege of a few, well-to-do families, have now emerged as ubiquitous and immediate cultures of sharing. Departing from the history of home movies, this volume offers a sophisticated understanding of technologically mediated, mostly ritualized memory practices, from early beginnings in the fin-de-siecle to today. Departing from a longue duree perspective on home movie practices, Materializing Memories moves beyond a strict historical study to grapple with highly theorized fields, such as media studies, memory studies, and science and technology studies (STS). The contributors to this volume reflect on these different intellectual backgrounds and perspectives, but all chapters share a common framework by addressing practices of use, user configurations, and relevant media landscapes. Grasping the cultural dynamics of such multi-faceted practices requires a multidimensional conceptual approach, here achieved by centering around three concepts as central analytical lenses: dispositifs, generations, and amateurs.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2020
Editors:	Susan Aasman • Andreas Fickers • Joseph Wachelder
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-6222-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Memory Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-5013-6222-4
Barcode:	9781501362224

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