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Videophilosophy: The Perception of Time in Post-Fordism Contributor(s): Lazzarato, Maurizio (Author), Hetrick, Jay (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0231175396 ISBN-13: 9780231175395 Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2019 Click for more in this series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Art |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Critical Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 111.85 |
LCCN: 2018027649 |
Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Art |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: The Italian philosopher Maurizio Lazzarato has earned international acclaim for his analysis of contemporary capitalism, in particular his influential concept of immaterial labor and his perceptive writings on debt. In Videophilosophy, he reveals the underpinnings of contemporary subjectivity in the aesthetics and politics of mass media. First written in French and published in Italian and later revised but never published in full, this book discloses the conceptual groundwork of Lazzarato's thought as a whole for a time when his writings have become increasingly influential. Drawing on Bergson, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Deleuze and Guattari, and the film theory and practice of Dziga Vertov, Lazzarato constructs a new philosophy of media that ties political economy to the politics of aesthetics. Through his concept of "machines that crystallize time," he argues that the proliferation of digital technologies over the past half-century marks the transition to a new mode of capitalist production characterized by unprecedented forms of subjection. This new era of the commodification of the self, Lazzarato declares, demands novel types of political action that challenge the commercialization and exploitation of time. This crucial text by an essential contemporary thinker offers vital new perspectives on aesthetics, politics, and media and critical theory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hetrick, Jay: - Jay Hetrick is Assistant Professor of Art History and Theory at the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah. |
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