Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation by Alexander R. Galloway

Description: Excommunication by Alexander R. Galloway, Eugene Thacker, Mckenzie Wark Always connect - that is the imperative of todays media. In this book, the author turns our usual understanding of media on its head by arguing that these moments reveal the ways the impossibility of communication is integral to communication itself - instances they call excommunication. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Always connect—that is the imperative of todays media. But what about those moments when media cease to function properly, when messages go beyond the sender and receiver to become excluded from the world of communication itself—those messages that state: "There will be no more messages"? In this book, Alexander R. Galloway, Eugene Thacker, and McKenzie Wark turn our usual understanding of media and mediation on its head by arguing that these moments reveal the ways the impossibility of communication is integral to communication itself—instances they call excommunication. In three linked essays, Excommunication pursues this elusive topic by looking at mediation in the face of banishment, exclusion, and heresy, and by contemplating the possibilities of communication with the great beyond. First, Galloway proposes an original theory of mediation based on classical literature and philosophy, using Hermes, Iris, and the Furies to map out three of the most prevalent modes of mediation today—mediation as exchange, as illumination, and as network. Then, Thacker goes boldly beyond Galloways classification scheme by examining the concept of excommunication through the secret link between the modern horror genre and medieval mysticism. Charting a trajectory of examples from H. P. Lovecraft to Meister Eckhart, Thacker explores those instances when one communicates or connects with the inaccessible, dubbing such modes of mediation "haunted" or "weird" to underscore their inaccessibility. Finally, Wark evokes the poetics of the infuriated swarm as a queer politics of heresy that deviates from both media theory and the traditional left. He posits a critical theory that celebrates heresy and that is distinct from those that now venerate Saint Paul. Reexamining commonplace definitions of media, mediation, and communication, Excommunication offers a glimpse into the realm of the nonhuman to find a theory of mediation adequate to our present condition. Author Biography Alexander R. Galloway is associate professor of media studies at New York University. He is the author of four books on digital media and critical theory, most recently, The Interface Effect. Eugene Thacker is associate professor in the School of Media Studies at the New School. He is the author of many books, including After Life, also published by the University of Chicago Press. McKenzie Wark is professor of liberal studies at the New School. His books include A Hacker Manifesto and Gamer Theory. Table of Contents Introduction: Execrable Media Alexander R. Galloway, Eugene Thacker, McKenzie Wark Love of the Middle Alexander R. Galloway Dark Media Eugene Thacker Furious Media McKenzie Wark Review "[A] provocative, unapologetic study.... [T]he open-minded reader is rewarded with a stimulating, scathing theory critique. Recommended."-- "Choice""[T]he authors provide a salutary shaking up of a discourse often at once moribund or moving all too quickly, while also indicating the absolutely crucial importance that the subterranean energies of soma, the body, still play in these future directions."-- "Afterimage""At a moment when media theory seems both ubiquitous and amorphous, more necessary than ever, yet often trapped in old paradigms or infatuated with new technology, Excommunication makes a timely and provocative intervention. Theres so much intellectual ferment in this historically informed, radically contemporary volume that it might well be a founding document--has the New York school of media theory finally arrived?"-- "Thomas Bartscherer, Bard College""Highly enjoyable and excellent in terms of the burgeoning area of media philosophy." -- "Years Work in Critical and Cultural Theory" Review Quote "[T]he authors provide a salutary shaking up of a discourse often at once moribund or moving all too quickly, while also indicating the absolutely crucial importance that the subterranean energies of soma , the body, still play in these future directions." Details ISBN0226925218 Author Mckenzie Wark Short Title EXCOMMUNICATION Language English ISBN-10 0226925218 ISBN-13 9780226925219 Media Book Format Hardcover Birth 1974 Series TRIOS Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States DEWEY 302.201 Illustrations 2 tables Pages 216 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-12-06 AU Release Date 2013-12-06 NZ Release Date 2013-12-06 US Release Date 2013-12-06 UK Release Date 2013-12-06 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161789151;

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