Medium, Messenger, Transmission An Approach to Media Philosophy / Sybille Kramer.
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TextSeries: RecursionsPublisher: Amsterdam University Press, Description: 1 online resource (271 p.)ISBN: 9789048524990Subject(s): Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies | Language artsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this content on Open Research Library. Summary: 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, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
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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, including the circulation of money, translation of languages, angelic visitations, spread of infectious diseases, and processes of transference and counter-transference that occur during psychoanalysis.
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