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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807631003321

Titolo

Media, technology and the imagination / / edited by Marie Hendry and Jennifer Page

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-5207-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HendryMarie

PageJ (Jennifer)

Disciplina

159

Soggetti

Mass media - Technological innovations - Social aspects

Technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Personal essays on spectating and becoming -- part 2. Dreams of the future : modern intepretations of classical legacies -- part 3. Imagination in the digital age : classroom production strategies -- part 4. Bears, sharks and vampires in the postmodern world.

Sommario/riassunto

The dynamic, precarious relationship between technology and imagination, or more broadly, between the sciences and the humanities, is a thrilling crux, offering possibilities scholars and artists of previous generations might have only hoped for in the most abstract way. No longer is technological advancement confined to the laboratory or to the pages of speculative fiction; it is an accepted, expected aspect of modern existence, including contemporary art, performance and literature. From the ways we communicate to the ways we create, technology has become a conduit as well as an inspiration