[Commlist] new book: Sensations of History

*Sensations of History***

Animation and New Media Art

*James J. Hodge***

*_https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/sensations-of-history_*

What does it mean to live in an era of emerging digital technologies? 
Are computers really as antihistorical as they often seem? Drawing on 
phenomenology’s investigation of time and history, /Sensations of 
History/ uses encounters with new media art to inject more life into 
these questions, making profound contributions to our understanding of 
the digital age in the larger scope of history.*__*

/Sensations of History/ combines close textual analysis of experimental 
new media artworks with in-depth discussions of key texts from the 
philosophical tradition of phenomenology. Through this inquiry, author 
James J. Hodge argues for the immense significance of new media art in 
examining just what historical experience means in a digital age. His 
beautiful, aphoristic style demystifies complex theories and ideas, 
making perplexing issues feel both graspable and intimate.

Highlighting underappreciated, vibrant work in the fields of digital art 
and video, /Sensations of History/ explores artists like Paul Chan, Phil 
Solomon, John F. Simon, and Barbara Lattanzi. Hodge’s provocative 
interpretations, which bring these artists into dialogue with well-known 
works, are perfect for scholars of cinema, media studies, art history, 
and literary studies. Ultimately, /Sensations of History/ presents the 
compelling case that we are not witnessing the end of history—we are 
instead seeing its rejuvenation in a surprising variety of new media art.

*James J. Hodge*is assistant professor of English at the Alice Kaplan 
Institute for the Humanities at Northwestern University.


*University of Minnesota Press**| Electronic Mediations | October 2019 | 
232pp | 9781517906832 | PB | £22.99**

*Price subject to change.

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