Beschreibung:
Friedrich Kittler was one of the world s most influential, provocative and misunderstood media theorists. His work spans analyses of historical discourse networks inspired by French poststructuralism, influential theorizations of new media, through to musings on music and mathematics. Always controversial and relentlessly unpredictable, Kittler s work is a major reference point for contemporary media theory, literary criticism and cultural studies. This is the only book of essays currently available in English on an important thinker whose influence across disciplines is growing. The volume situates Kittler s ideas, explaining and critiquing his sometimes difficult writing, and using his theories to undertake innovative readings of old and new media. It also includes previously untranslated work by Kittler himself. Contributors include Caroline Bassett, Steven Connor, Alexander R. Galloway, Mark B. Hansen, John Durham Peters and Geoffrey Winthrop-Young.
Friedrich Kittler was one of the world's most influentialprovocative and misunderstood media theorists. His work spansanalyses of historical 'discourse networks' inspired byFrench poststructuralism, influential theorizations of new mediathrough to musings on music and mathematics. Always controversialand relentlessly unpredictable, Kittler's work is a majorreference point for contemporary media theory, literary criticismand cultural studies.This is the only book of essays currently available in Englishon an important thinker whose influence across disciplines isgrowing. The volume situates Kittler's ideas, explaining andcritiquing his sometimes difficult writing, and using his theoriesto undertake innovative readings of old and new media. It alsoincludes previously untranslated work by Kittler himself.Contributors include Caroline Bassett, Steven Connor, Alexander R.Galloway, Mark B. Hansen, John Durham Peters and GeoffreyWinthrop-Young.
AcknowledgementsContributorsEditors' introductionSection I: Grecian 20001. Friedrich Kittler -- The God of Ears (Translated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore)2. John Durham Peters -- Assessing Kittler's Musik und Mathematik3. Stephen Sale -- Thinking By Numbers: the role of mathematics in Kittler and Heidegger4. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young -- Siren Recursions5. Friedrich Kittler -- Preparing the Arrival of the GodsSection II: "Our Writing Tools are also Working on our Thoughts"6. Steven Connor -- Scilicet: Kittler, Media and Madness7. Katherine Biers -- The Typewriter's Truth8. Gill Partington -- Films in Books/Books in Film: Fahrenheit 451 and the Media WarsSection III: Theorising New Media9. Alexander R. Galloway -- If the Cinema Is an Ontology, the Computer Is an Ethic10. Caroline Bassett -- Staring into the Sun11. Mark B. N. Hansen -- Symbolising Time: Kittler and 21st Century MediaNotesTranslated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore