Medium, messenger, transmission : an approach to media philosophy /

This rich study provides a comprehensive introduction to media philosophy while offering a new perspective on the concept and function of transmission media in all systems of exchange. Krämer uses the figure of the messenger as a key metaphor, examining a diverse range of transmission events, includ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Krämer, Sybille (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Enns, Anthony (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:	Recursions: theories of media, materiality, and cultural techniques.
Subjects:	Mass media > Philosophy. Communication > Philosophy. Metaphysics. First philosophy. Médias > Philosophie. Information > Philosophie. Métaphysique. metaphysics. The arts. Film, TV and radio. Films, cinema. Film theory and criticism. PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology. ART > General. Medien Medialität Medientheorie Medienphilosophie Vermittlung > Philosophie Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Prologue
Methodological considerations.