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Eigenvalue :

1501335219

9781501335211

9781501335181 (hardback)

9781501335198 (electronic book)

9781501335204 (PDF)

Eigenvalue :

[Book]

on the gradual contraction of media in movement /

Hanjo Berressem.

London :

Bloomsbury Publishing,

2019.

1 online resource (viii, 111 pages).

Thinking media

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Mathematics -- 2. Physics -- 3. Cybernetics -- 4. Biology -- 5. Literary Studies -- 6. Cultural Studies -- Conclusion -- Overture -- 7. Eigenfrequencies -- Alvin Lucier's Composition "I am Sitting in a Room" -- 8. Eigenlight -- Bill Morrison's Film Light is Calling -- 9. Eigenmelody -- Thomas Pynchon's Literary Works -- Finale -- Bibliography -- Index

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"Eigenvalue provides the first history of 'eigenvalue' by building an important bridge between the hard and the soft sciences. Originally a mathematical term, Hanjo Berressem applies Eigenvalue, which roughly translates to proper value, to the media studies discipline for the first time, providing a philological history and line of development across the sciences through to contemporary cultural studies. Berressem's groundbreaking work is organized into 2 books, with the first book broken down into six topical areas - mathematics, physics, cybernetics, biology, literary studies, cultural studies. The second book discusses the place of eigenvalues in sound, light and literature, specifically, Alvin Lucier's experimental composition "I am Sitting in a Room," Bill Morrison's eight-minute experimental film Light is Calling and the literary works of Thomas Pynchon. Berressem's thought-provoking philology is an important reference point for readers seeking an authoritative introduction to a term that connects other key ideas in contemporary debate."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Algebra.

Eigenvalues.

Language and logic.

Literature and science.

Mathematics-- Philosophy.

Semantics.

Algebra.

Eigenvalues.

Language and logic.

Literature and science.

Mathematics-- Philosophy.

Semantics.

Berressem, Hanjo,1956-

20200823040750.0

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