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Screens and Illusionism

Screens and Illusionism Alternative Teleologies of Mediation - Edinburgh Studies in Film and Intermediality

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Publisher's Synopsis

Screens and Illusionism explores the effects of illusionism as foundational to contemporary acts of perception and aesthetics. Our point of departure is the acknowledgement that our sensory perception is fundamentally subject to mediation, through a class of objects, techniques, and technologies. We emphasize mediation to consider the loss of optical certainty, and explore illusionism within the register of the uncanny. The volume is divided into three sections: Screens as Perceptual Vehicles (Part I), Mediation and its Avatars (Part II), and Alternative Teleologies of Media (Part III). Overall, the collection resonates with contemporary discussions of screen culture, media materiality and intermediality. It explores an array of pre- and post-cinematic devices and spectacular entertainments, forging links between "old" and "new" media, and across media formats.

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ISBN: 9781399536530
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 302.23
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 648g
Height: 161mm
Width: 241mm
Spine width: 23mm
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