Bernd Herzogenrath Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

The Emerging Contours of the Medium delves into a vital aspect of media theory, particularly the 'mediality' of literature, which remains largely overlooked in media discussions. Despite a growing interest in the technological and media dimensions of literature over recent decades, the concept of the medium has not been effectively integrated into literary studies. This work addresses the mutual neglect of literature's specific mediality within the broader media/lity framework in media science. Contributors explore the conditions necessary for developing a media-theoretical framework that situates literature as a medium. Available for the first time in English, the text is divided into three parts, aligning with key research areas for a media theory of literature. Part I examines the (pre)history of media thinking, establishing the principles for genealogical integration. Part II focuses on media philosophy and media anthropology. Part III investigates how media, as dispositifs linking perception and communication, reveal emergent media phenomena, whether through interactions between different media, between media artifacts, or between humans and technology.

Kniha Myslet média, jíž se Herzogenrath poprvé představuje českému publiku, je výborem z kratších textů (kapitol a článků), upravených pro české vydání a opatřených originálním doslovem Tomáše Dvořáka a Martina Charváta. Východiskem většiny textů je filozofie Gillese Deleuze a současná německá filozofie médií, studie jsou však zároveň detailními analýzami konkrétních uměleckých děl, postupů a žánrů. Filmový oddíl se věnuje mj. filmům Billa Morrisona, Davida Lynche, žánru found footage, vztahům mezi filmem a filozofií nebo audiovizuální eseji, oddíl zvukový pak elektronické hudbě a jejím politickým a environmentálním aspektům či problematice rytmu. Všechny vybrané studie prostupují dvě základní témata, jež jsou samostatně pojednána v závěrečných kapitolách antologie: otázky materiality médií a praktické estetiky. Kniha navrhuje nové způsoby uvažování o médiích a umění, které nejsou v tradičním smyslu filozofické či vědecké, nýbrž blíží se perspektivě uměleckého výzkumu: myšlení o médiích, filmu, či zvuku, které je současně myšlením médii, filmem či zvukem.

This collection of 20 essays pays homage to a filmmaker who had a reputation for delivering the most movie for the least money. Edgar G. Ulmer, nicknamed "The King of the Bs" and "The King of Poverty Row," gave us classics like The Black Cat , starring Bela Lugosi. His stealing away the wife of a producer led to exile from Hollywood and, working outside the studio system and with low budgets, he turned out film noir, science fiction, and ethnic films that achieved cult status and critical acceptance.

Known as the 'Edgar Allan Poe of cinema', Tod Browning is the dark master of filmmaking. However, despite the commercial success he enjoyed during his lifetime, he has never received the critical acclaim his work deserves. The Films of Tod Browning at last pays tribute to his cinematic legacy. With contributors including Vivian Sobchack, Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicole Brenez, The Films of Tod Browning covers subjects including images of disability, the body as spectacle, the transition from silent to 'talkie' films and theatrical illusion in Browning's films as well as analysing films such as Dracula, Mark of the Vampire and the often overlooked Iron Man in detail. An essential for film buffs and academics alike.