[ecrea] New Publication: Digital Memory and the Archive

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New Publication
Wolfgang Ernst: Digital Memory and the Archive, edited with an introduction by Jussi Parikka
University of Minnesota Press, 2013

Digital Memory and the Archive, the first English-language collection of the German media theorist’s work, brings together essays that present Wolfgang Ernst’s controversial materialist approach to media theory and history. His insights are central to the emerging field of media archaeology, which uncovers the role of specific technologies and mechanisms, rather than content, in shaping contemporary culture and society.

"Digital Memory and the Archive offers the most compelling and insightful account published to date of how and why objects matter. Moving beyond textual analysis, its careful, theoretically rigorous engagement with the relic—the physicality of the archive—promises to change the direction of the digital humanities. Thanks to this book, we will all now be addressing the microtemporality of archives and the mechanics of remaining. Finally, a definitive collection in English of one of the most brilliant and influential media archaeologists. " - Wendy Hui Kyong Chun

More information:
http://jussiparikka.net/2013/01/04/digital-memory-and-the-archive-is-out/
and
http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/digital-memory-and-the-archive




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