Medium Cool

McNamara, Andrew E. and Krapp, Peter (2002) Medium Cool. Duke University Press / South Atlantic Quarterly (SAQ).

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Abstract

Medium Cool is an international research collaboration that includes Australian, American, German & English scholars addressing the topic of the media, or medium. Today the question of the medium is almost totally subsumed within discussions of the mass media. In this context, it is always regarded as plural. The fact that the mass media constitute such a ubiquitous presence in contemporary life often leads to the assumption that medium or media emerged as a specific issue only with the advent of mass media. Yet the issue of the medium became a central concern of modernist art almost a century and a half ago. Medium Cool seeks to broaden the consideration of the medium by re-examining the consequences of this long history of aesthetic exploration and engagement as well as by scrutinizing the role of the medium in areas as diverse as modernist, contemporary and avant-garde art, photography, cinema, architecture and in the more familiar guises of electronic media including television and computer games.

Item Type:	Book
RM Number:	2003001874
Status:	Published
Place of Publication:	Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Keywords:	Media theory; art history; aesthetics; cultural studies; media and communication.
Subjects:	410000 The Arts > 410400 Design Studies > 410401 Design Theory 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420302 Cultural Theory 410000 The Arts > 419900 Other Arts > 419901 Art History and Appreciation 220000 Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts - General 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies 410000 The Arts > 410200 Visual Arts and Crafts 440000 Philosophy and Religion > 440100 Philosophy > 440101 Aesthetics 410000 The Arts > 410400 Design Studies > 410405 Design History and Cultural Theory
ID Code:	12189
Deposited By:	McNamara, Andrew E.
Deposited On:	23 January 2008
Alternative Locations:	http://www.dukeupress.edu/
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2002 (The authors)
Additional Information:	For more information about this book please refer to the publisher's website (see link).

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