Necromedia, Paperback by O'gorman, Marcel, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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height: 0.6 in Publication Name: Necromedia Number of Pages: 256 Pages Item Width: 5.5 in width: 5.5 in Type: Textbook Subject: Media Studies, Criticism & Theory, Digital, General Format: Trade Paperback Item Length: 8.4 in Publication Year: 2015 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Item Weight: 10.9 Oz Language: English Subject Area: Art, Philosophy, Social Science Book Title: Necromedia ISBN: 9780816695713 Series: Posthumanities Ser. Author: Marcel O'gorman Item Height: 0.6 in

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Necromedia, Paperback by O'gorman, Marcel, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. Necromedia, Paperback by O'gorman, Marcel, ISBN 0816695717, ISBN-13 9780816695713, Brand New, Free shipping in the US English and media scholar O'Gorman examines how, in contemporary culture, the technical aspect of the human has collided with the symbolic aspect, resulting in a situation where technicity itself has become the basis for heroic recognition. He writings about technoculture and its origins, the hero systems that allow it to thrive, and the behaviors these behavior provide, including a range of strategic maneuvers designed to help humans deny their own finitude. His topics include necromedia theory and posthumanism, dreadmill, angels in armor, myth of the steersman, roach lab, and existential terror and horror philosophy. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()