{"product_id":"9780745644066","title":"Kittler and the Media","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTheory and Media\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKittler and the Media\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWith 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eGeoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eis Professor of German at the University of British Columbia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745644066\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380454289548,"sku":"9780745644066","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745644066_fd23fcba-2dc7-4217-a343-44ea4ae5ceaf.jpg?v=1780140602","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745644066","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}