{"product_id":"what-is-media-archaeology-hardback-9780745650258","title":"What is Media Archaeology? (Hardback) 9780745650258","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is Media Archaeology?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJussi Parikka (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745650258, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.458 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Provides the urgently needed map into this new field's extensive domain, but also for those already familiar the book is an excellent read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Formations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary ties between art, technology and media … Dr Parikka's cutting-edge text contextualizes media archaeology in relation to other key media studies debates while also presenting an engaging and accessible overview for students of media, film and cultural studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreative Boom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An exciting and excitable contribution to cultural theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lively introduction to its subject that illuminates exciting avenues for both scholarship and aesthetic practice, and the book should be of interest to Parikka’s fellow travelers as well as anyone wanting a critical overview of this challenging approach to modern media culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Media and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What Is Media Archaeology? offers important methodological drives that direct our attention to the artistic, mathematical, and non-written ways in which this truly interdisciplinary field is developing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary \u0026amp; Linguistic Computing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jussi Parikka offers a lucid, concise, and highly readable account of a new and exciting field - media archaeology. He demonstrates that contemporary media forms are rooted to the past by multiple threads - untangling them helps us understand the media frenzy that currently surrounds us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErkki Huhtamo, University of California Los Angeles \"A fabulous map of media archaeology that, as its subject compels, produces its territory anew.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Fuller, Goldsmiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Parrika's adroit combination of depth and brevity takes readers rapidly on wide ranging journeys into exploring contemporary media.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of American Studies of Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A welcome fresh perspective on methodologies to carry out research on contemporary media cultures – a real antidote to the hype of new technologies that is characteristic not only of technology journalism but also of so much media studies work. A worthy read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedia, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The most comprehensive coverage to date of this fascinating area of study. Parikka's book offers an excellent overview of connections between the material and social aspects of media technology. He provides a thorough review of the diverse and sometimes contrasting theoretical foundations and provides a host of concrete examples of media-archaeological practice that serve to bridge the gap between heady theoretical trajectories and the concerns of practicing artists, users and other readers who take their technology seriously.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul DeMarinis, Stanford University \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis cutting-edge text offers an introduction to the emerging field of  media archaeology and analyses the innovative theoretical and artistic  methodology used to excavate current media through its past. \u003cp\u003eWritten with a steampunk attitude, \u003ci\u003eWhat is Media Archaeology? \u003c\/i\u003eexamines  the theoretical challenges of studying digital culture and memory and  opens up the sedimented layers of contemporary media culture. The author  contextualizes media archaeology in relation to other key media studies  debates including software studies, German media theory, imaginary  media research, new materialism and digital humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is Media Archaeology?\u003c\/i\u003e advances an innovative theoretical  position while also presenting an engaging and accessible overview for  students of media, film and cultural studies. It will be essential  reading for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary ties between art,  technology and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Images page vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Cartographies of the Old and the New 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Media Archaeology of the Senses: Audiovisual, Affective, Algorithmic 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Imaginary Media: Mapping Weird Objects 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Media Theory and New Materialism 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mapping Noise and Accidents 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Archive Dynamics: Software Culture and Digital Heritage 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Practising Media Archaeology: Creative Methodologies for Remediation 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions: Media Archaeology in Digital Culture 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 197\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407320936728,"sku":"9780745650258","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745650258.jpg?v=1784161515","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-media-archaeology-hardback-9780745650258","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}