{"product_id":"9781501363177","title":"Eigenvalue On the Gradual Contraction of Media in Movement; Contemplating Media in Art [Sound Image Sense]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThinking Media\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEigenvalue\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOn the Gradual Contraction of Media in Movement; Contemplating Media in Art [Sound Image Sense]\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHanjo Berressem | Bernd Herzogenrath | Patricia Pisters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEigenvalue\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first history of 'eigenvalue' by building an important bridge between the hard and the soft sciences. Originally a mathematical term, Hanjo Berressem applies Eigenvalue, which roughly translates to \u003ci\u003eproper value\u003c\/i\u003e, to the media studies discipline for the first time, providing a philological history and line of development across the sciences through to contemporary cultural studies. Berressem's groundbreaking work is organized into 2 books, with the first book broken down into six topical areas - mathematics, physics, cybernetics, biology, literary studies, cultural studies. The second book discusses the place of eigenvalues in sound, light and literature, specifically, Alvin Lucier's experimental composition “I am Sitting in a Room,” Bill Morrison's eight-minute experimental film \u003ci\u003eLight is Calling \u003c\/i\u003eand the literary works of Thomas Pynchon. Berressem's thought-provoking philology is an important reference point for readers seeking an authoritative introduction to a term that connects other key ideas in contemporary debate.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHanjo Berressem\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of American Literature at the University of Cologne, Germany. His publications include \u003ci\u003ePynchon's Poetics: Interfacing Theory and Text\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLines of Desire: Reading Gombrowicz's Fiction with Lacan.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 March 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501363177\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\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332776034444,"sku":"9781501363177","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_699205e8-6d28-413a-bcf9-9ccea4f88143.jpg?v=1783605761","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501363177","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}