Premediation: Affect and Mediality After 9/11

In an era of heightened securitization, print, televisual and networked media have become obsessed with the 'pre-mediation' of future events. In response to the shock of 9/11, socially networked US and global media worked to pre-mediate collective affects of anticipation and connectivity, while also perpetuating low levels of apprehension or fear.

Author: R. Grusin
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/11/2010
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780230242524

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2010

About the Author
RICHARD GRUSIN is Director at the Center for 21st Century Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. His publications includeRemediation: Understanding New Media (co-authored with Jay Bolter, 1999).