{"product_id":"kittler-and-the-media-9780745644066","title":"Kittler and the Media","description":"With books such as \u003ci\u003eDiscourse Networks\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Gramophone, Film, Typewriter\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Media, Information Systems\u003c\/i\u003e, Friedrich Kittler has established himself as one of the world's most influential media theorists. He is also one of the most controversial and misunderstood. \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eKittler and the Medi\u003c\/i\u003ea offers students of media theory an introduction to Kittler's basic ideas. Following an introduction that situates Kittler's work against the tumultuous background of German 20th-century history (from the Second World War and the cultural upheaval of the late 1960s to reunification), the book provides succinct summaries of Kittler's early discourse-analytical work inspired by French post-structuralism, his media-related theorising and his most recent writings on cultural techniques and the notation systems of Ancient Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This clear and engaging overview of a fascinating theorist will be welcomed by students and scholars alike of media, communication and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.61w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745644066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of German at the University of British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40406479994995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":40.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1590778e-22a8-4da3-a708-9811e9bb95ba.jpg?v=1662041166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/kittler-and-the-media-9780745644066","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}