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OverviewOver the last few years, 'media archaeology' has evolved from a marginal topic to an academic approach en vogue. In large part, media archaeology has been a history of discourse-oriented analysis. While this tradition has produced interesting studies focusing on the discursive construction and symbolic meaning of different media technologies, the materiality of media technologies and the practices have lacked academic attention. These volumes aim at taking the materiality of past media devices seriously and explore the heuristic possibilities of an experimental study of these devices. In short, to systematically develop a hands-on approach to experimental media archaeology. So far, experimental media archaeology was lacking practical experiments and systematic reflections on the methodological underpinnings of this new approach. In a unique format, the twoe volumes of Doing Experimental Media Archaeology (DEMA): Theory & Practice offer both a sophisticated reflection on the epistemological and heuristic potential of hands-on media historical research and describe a series of basic, media-technological and performative media archaeological experiments with great detail, as such exploring the potential of hands-on media experiments for media education in universities and museums. The hands-on and experimental approach of DEMA offers the unique opportunity to 'grasp' media and communication technologies in their concrete materiality and tangibility and to (re)-sensitize historians and communication scholars for the material qualities and performative dimension of past media devices and practices. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andreas Fickers , Annie van den Oever , Tim van der Heijden , Aleksander KolkowskiPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Oldenbourg Weight: 0.808kg ISBN: 9783110795820ISBN 10: 3110795825 Pages: 388 Publication Date: 31 December 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTim van der Heijden, Heerlen; Aleksander Kolkowski, London; Andreas Fickers, Luxembourg; Annie van den Oever, Groningen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |