Medium, messenger, transmission: an approach to media philosophy

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherAmsterdam University Press
Number of pages270
ISBN (print)9789089647412, 9089647414
ISBN (electronic)9789048524990
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Publication statusPublished - 20.03.2015

Publication series

NameRecursions : theories of media, materiality, and cultural techniques
PublisherParikka, J., Tuschling, A., Winthrop-Young, G.