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

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

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

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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 ()

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