Digital Roots: Historicizing Media and Communication Concepts of…
by Kaun, Anne, O'Sullivan, John, Balbi, Gabriele, Ribeiro, Nelson, Rospocher, Massimo, Fickers, Andreas, Bolin, Göran, Bory, Paolo, Natale, Simone, Aasman, Susan, Benecchi, Eleonora, Bourdon, Jérôme, Brennan, Edward, Day Good, Katie, Fortunati, Leopoldina, Hanley, Monika, Heijden, Tim van der, Kittler, Juraj, Koenen, Erik, Löblich, Maria, Munoriyarwa, Allen, Musiani, Francesca, Schafer, Valérie, Schwarzenegger, Christian, Slootweg, Tom, Thierry, Benjamin, Treré, Emiliano, Trudel, Dominique, Venema, Niklas, Wang, Erika, Université de Luxembourg
fromStudies in digital history and hermeneutics
As media environments and communication practices evolve over time, so do theoretical concepts. This book analyzes some of the most well-known and fiercely discussed concepts of the digital age from a historical perspective, showing how many of them have pre-digital roots and ho…
"This book offers a diachronical and inter-/transmedia approach to the relationship of media and fear the media's role in pandemics, wars and other crises, as well as in political intimidation. It points out the historically and transculturally strong nexus between media and fea…