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The volume Regeln der Bedeutung ('Rules of meaning') marks the
launch of REVISIONEN, a projected series of some eight volumes on
basic concepts of literary theory. The series aims to reflect on
central concepts of literary studies which have become questionable
or problematic in the course of recent debates and to open up new
perspectives on them in order to make them available for research
in a new manner. Such concepts include, for example, 'meaning',
'literature', 'interpretation'. The series takes an
interdisciplinary approach, drawing not only on literary theory but
also on art history, music, philosophy, linguistics, and
psychology.
Although fictional characters have long dominated the reception of
literature, films, television programs, comics, and other media
products, only recently have they begun to attract their due
attention in literary and media theory. The book systematically
surveys todays diverse and at times conflicting theoretical
perspectives on fictional character, spanning research on topics
such as the differences between fictional characters and real
persons, the ontological status of characters, the strategies of
their representation and characterization, the psychology of their
reception, as well as their specific forms and constellations in -
and across - different media, from the book to the internet."
Ideas about human nature are forms of anthropological knowledge;
they are woven from ideas about human characteristics that vary
historically and culturally: about the body, the psyche, the social
context, and transcendence - in other words, about the "nature" or
"essence" of humanity. Thisinterdisciplinary publication uses
representative case studies to explore the particularities and
evolution of ideas about human nature, as communicatedby the media,
and to draw conclusions about the fundamental relationship between
mediality and ideas concerning what it is to be human.
Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary
political conflicts. They not only have representational,
expressive or illustrative functions, but also augment and create
significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect
bodies and often life or death is at stake. Various forms of image
operations are currently performed in the contexts of war,
insurgency and activism. Photographs, videos, interactive
simulations and other kinds of images steer drones to their
targets, train soldiers, terrorise the public, celebrate protest
icons, uncover injustices, or call for help. They are often parts
of complex agential networks and move across different media and
cultural environments. This book is a pioneering interdisciplinary
study of the role and function of images in political life.
Balancing theoretical reflections with in-depth case studies, it
brings together renowned scholars and activists from different
fields to offer a multifaceted critical perspective on a crucial
aspect of contemporary visual culture. -- .
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