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Beyond the Image Machine: A History of Visual Technologies
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Beyond the Image Machine: A History of Visual Technologies
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) David Tomas
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| Series | Technologies: Studies in Culture & Theory |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Impact of science and technology on society |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826462732
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| Classifications | Dewey:303.483 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Publication Date |
1 March 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Beyond the Image Machine is an eloquent and stimulating argument for an alternative history of scientific and technological imaging systems. Drawing on a range of hitherto and marginalised examples from the world of visual representation and the work of key theorists and thinkers, such as Latour, de Certeau, McLuhan and Barthes, David Tomas offers a disarticulated and deviant view of the relationship between archaic and new representations, imaging technologies and media induced experience. Rejecting the possibility of absolute forms of knowledge, Tomas shows how new media technologies have changed the nature of established disciplines. The book develops Tomas's own theory of transcultural space and makes several original contributions to current debates on the culture of advanced technology.
Author Biography
David Tomas is a Professor at the University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada.
Reviews--Sanford Lakoff --, --Critical Inquiry- mentioning (Autumn 2005)
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