| Eigenvalue: On the Gradual Contraction of Media in Movement; Contemplating Media in Art [Sound Image Sense] Contributor(s): Berressem, Hanjo (Author), Herzogenrath, Bernd (Editor), Pisters, Patricia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501335189 ISBN-13: 9781501335181 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Mathematics | Algebra - Elementary |
| Dewey: 512.943 |
| LCCN: 2018033032 |
| Series: Thinking Media |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.92 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berressem, Hanjo: - Hanjo Berressem is Professor of American Literature and culture at the University of Cologne, Germany. He is the author of Pynchon's Poetics: Interfacing Theory and Text (1992) and Lines of Desire: Reading Gombrowicz's Fiction with Lacan (1998). His publications revolve around the fields of American literature, post-structuralism, media studies, and literature and science.Herzogenrath, Bernd: - Bernd Herzogenrath is Professor of American Studies at the University of Frankfurt, Germany. Pisters, Patricia: - Patricia Pisters is Professor of Film Studies at the Department of Media Studies of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and director of the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (ASCA). She is one of the founding editors of Necsus: European Journal of Media Studies, program director of the research group Neuroaesthetics and Neurocultures, and co-director of the research group Film and Philosophy. Publications include The Matrix of Visual Culture (2003); Revisiting Normativity with Deleuze (with Rosi Braidotti; 2012) and The Neuro-Image (2012). See for articles, her blog, and other information at www.patriciapisters.com. |