Culture of the copy : striking likenesses, unreasonable facsimiles / Hillel Schwartz.

Main entry:

Schwartz, Hillel, 1948-

Title & Author:

Culture of the copy : striking likenesses, unreasonable facsimiles / Hillel Schwartz.

Edition:

Revised and updated ed.

Publication:

New York : Zone Books, 2014.

Description:

476 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The Culture of the Copy is a unprecedented attempt to make sense of the Western fascination with replicas, duplicates, and twins. In a work that is breathtaking in its synthetic and critical achievements, Hillel Schwartz charts the repercussions of our entanglement with copies of all kinds, whose presence alternately sustains and overwhelms us. Through intriguing, and at times humorous, historical analysis and case studies in contemporary culture, Schwartz investigates a stunning array of simulacra-counterfeits, decoys, mannequins, and portraits; ditto marks, genetic cloning, war games, and camouflage; instant-replays, digital imaging, parrots, and photocopies; wax museums, apes, and art forgeries, not to mention the very notion of the Real McCoy. Working through a range of theories on biological, mechanical, and electronic reproduction, Schwartz questions the modern esteem for authenticity and uniqueness. The Culture of the Copy shows how the ethical dilemmas central to so many fields of endeavor have become inseparable from our pursuit of copies - of the natural world, of our own creations, indeed of our very selves. This updated edition takes notice of recent shifts in thought with regard to such issues as biological cloning, conjoined twins, copyright, digital reproduction, and multiple personality disorder. At once abbreviated and refined, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with problems of authenticity, identity, and originality. Book jacket.

ISBN:

9781935408451 (paperback)
1935408453 (paperback)

Subject:

Doppelgängers.
Impostor phenomenon.
Copying Psychological aspects.
Twins Psychology.
Twins Mythology.
Impersonation.
Copying History.
Copying processes History.
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Bioethics.
Copying Processes
Fraud psychology
Twins, Monozygotic psychology
Cloning, Organism psychology
Bioethical Issues
Héautoscopie.
Syndrome de l'imposteur.
Copie Aspect psychologique.
Jumeaux Psychologie.
Imitation.
Copie Histoire.
Reprographie Histoire.
Authenticité (Philosophie)
Bioéthique.
Copying
Copying processes

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 285940
Call No.: BF637.D65 S3 2014
Status: Available

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