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Gestures

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gestures
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vilem Flusser
Translated by Nancy Ann Roth
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreKeyboard instruments
Phenomenology and Existentialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780816691289
ClassificationsDewey:153.69
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 4 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Defining gesture as "a movement of the body or of a tool attached to the body for which there is no satisfactory causal explanation," Vilem Flusser moves around the topic from diverse angles. He analyzes each gesture as the expression of a particular form of consciousness, that is, as a particular relationship between the world and the one who gestures.

Author Biography

Vilem Flusser (1920-1991) was born in Prague; emigrated to Brazil, where he taught philosophy and wrote a daily newspaper column; and later moved to France. Among his many books that have been translated into English are Does Writing Have a Future?, Into the Universe of Technical Images, and Writings, all from Minnesota. Nancy Ann Roth is an arts writer and critic based in the UK. She previously translated Does Writing Have a Future? and Into the Universe of Technical Images.

Reviews

"Flusser transforms gesture to the level of metaphor, offering deep, sometimes metaphysical, interpretation of the human condition. Though it resists being put in a particular disciplinary niche, Gestures will surely become a standard for the many scholars who have already debated or acknowledged the value of Flusser's claims."-CHOICE "Flusser's book transcends the time in which it was written."-International Journal of Communication "Flusser's writings have a more accessible style, offering precise examples and analogies to specify key concepts. For this reason, the work of Flusser, especially Gestures, eclectically engages with deconstructive paradigms of philosophy at a level accessible to undergraduate students and academics."-Screen Bodies