{"product_id":"9781118475461","title":"Video Art Theory A Comparative Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVideo Art Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Comparative Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHelen Westgeest\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Popular Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eVideo Art Theory: A Comparative Approach\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA critical investigation of the visual media and selected video artworks which contributes to the understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe only study specifically devoted to theorizing the medium of video from the perspective of prominent characteristics which result from how video works deal with time, space, representation, and narrative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe text has emerged out of the author’s own lectures and seminars on video art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comparative approach which students find especially useful, offering new perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eHelen Westgeest \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Her most recent publication is \u003ci\u003ePhotography Theory in Historical Perspective: Case Studies from Contemporary Art (\u003c\/i\u003eco-authored with Hilde Van Gelder, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). Westgeest is also editor and a contributor of \u003ci\u003eTake Place: Photography and Place from Multiple Perspectives (\u003c\/i\u003e2009) and joint editor of \u003ci\u003ePhotography between Poetry and Politics \u003c\/i\u003e(with Hilde Van Gelder, 2008).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 June 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118475461\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\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310525247628,"sku":"9781118475461","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118475461.jpg?v=1780162264","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118475461","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}