Norman Taylor

Cinematic Perspectives on Digital Culture (eBook, PDF)

Consorting with the Machine

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring research into mobile phone use as props to subjective identity, Norman Taylor employs concepts from Michelle Foucault, Gilles Deleuze and actor network theory to discuss the affect of mechanisms of make-believe, from celebrity culture to avatar-obsessed game players, and digital culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137284624
• Artikelnr.: 45972479

Autorenporträt

NORMAN TAYLOR has taught in schools, colleges and universities for over thirty years. A lecturer in literature, media, film and cultural studies, he is a co-founder of Bristol Silents film society. He has authored film programmes for Bristol University, UWE and the Open College Network, and published articles in journals including Screen.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Contents Foreword Introduction PART I: APPROACHES TO DIGITAL CULTURE A Conceptual History Mobile Affect Affective Networks PART II: CINEMATIC PERSPECTIVES Classical Hollywood's Mature Technology Stars and Avatars Film and Hybridity PART III: CONSORTING WITH THE MACHINE Machines of Celebrity Machines of Legal Subjectivity Machines of the Networked Assemblage Machines to Consort With Notes Bibliography Index