What is Media Archaeology? (eBook)

Jussi Parikka is Professor in Technological Culture & Aesthetics at the Winchester School of Art (University of Southampton).

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Acknowledgements vii

1 Introduction: Cartographies of the Old and the New 1

2 Media Archaeology of the Senses: Audiovisual, Affective, Algorithmic 19

3 Imaginary Media: Mapping Weird Objects 41

4 Media Theory and New Materialism 63

5 Mapping Noise and Accidents 90

6 Archive Dynamics: Software Culture and Digital Heritage 113

7 Practising Media Archaeology: Creative Methodologies for Remediation 136

Conclusions: Media Archaeology in Digital Culture 159

Notes 168

Bibliography 181

Index 197

"Provides the urgently needed map into this new field's extensive
domain, but also for those already familiar the book is an
excellent read."

New Formations

"Essential reading for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary
ties between art, technology and media ... Dr Parikka's
cutting-edge text contextualizes media archaeology in relation to
other key media studies debates while also presenting an engaging
and accessible overview for students of media, film and cultural
studies."

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"A lively introduction to its subject that illuminates exciting
avenues for both scholarship and aesthetic practice, and the book
should be of interest to Parikka's fellow travelers as well
as anyone wanting a

critical overview of this challenging approach to modern media
culture."

New Media and Society

"What Is Media Archaeology? offers important methodological
drives that direct our attention to the artistic, mathematical, and
non-written ways in which this truly interdisciplinary field is
developing."

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& Linguistic Computing

"Jussi Parikka offers a lucid, concise, and highly readable account
of a new and exciting field - media archaeology. He demonstrates
that contemporary media forms are rooted to the past by multiple
threads - untangling them helps us understand the media frenzy that
currently surrounds us."

Erkki Huhtamo, University of California Los Angeles

"A fabulous map of media archaeology that, as its subject
compels, produces its territory anew."

Matthew Fuller, Goldsmiths

"Parrika's adroit combination of depth and brevity takes readers
rapidly on wide ranging journeys into exploring contemporary
media."

Journal of American Studies of Turkey

"A welcome fresh perspective on methodologies to carry out research
on contemporary media cultures - a real antidote to the hype
of new technologies that is characteristic not only of technology
journalism but also of so much media studies work. A worthy
read."

Media, Culture & Society

"The most comprehensive coverage to date of this fascinating area
of study. Parikka's book offers an excellent overview of
connections between the material and social aspects of media
technology. He provides a thorough review of the diverse and
sometimes contrasting theoretical foundations and provides a host
of concrete examples of media-archaeological practice that serve to
bridge the gap between heady theoretical trajectories and the
concerns of practicing artists, users and other readers who take
their technology seriously."

Paul DeMarinis, Stanford University