High technē : art and technology from the machine aesthetic to the posthuman / R.L. Rutsky.

Main entry:

Rutsky, R. L.

Title & Author:

High technē : art and technology from the machine aesthetic to the posthuman / R.L. Rutsky.

Publication:

Description:

196 pages ; 24 cm

Series:

Electronic mediations ; v. 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-185) and index.
Introduction: The Question concerning High Tech -- 1. The Spirit of Utopia and the Birth of the Cinematic Machine -- 2. The Mediation of Technology and Gender -- 3. The Avant-Garde Techne and the Myth of Functional Form -- 4. Within the Space of High Tech -- 5. Technological Fetishism and the Techno-Cultural Unconscious.

Summary:

The definition of technology has remained largely unquestioned. This work redresses this gap in thinking about technology, examining the shifting relations of technology, art, and culture from the beginnings of modernity to contemporary technocultures.

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ISBN:

081663355X (HC ; acid-free paper)
9780816633555 (HC ; acid-free paper)
0816633568 (PB ; acid-free paper)
9780816633562 (PB ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Art and technology Philosophy.
Technology Aesthetics.
Art et technologie Philosophie.
Technologie Esthétique.
Technik
Ästhetik
Kunst.
Technologie.
Filosofische aspecten.

Added entries:

Electronic mediations ; v. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 208076
Call No.: N72.T4 R87 1999
Status: Available

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