Derrida, Jacques
Echographies of Television
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745620374
- author:
- Derrida, Jacques
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 174
- Dimensions:
- 150 mm X 228 mm
- Genre:
- Anthropology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Echographies of Television Filmed Interviews is a thought-provoking exploration of the impact of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment. In this book, Jacques Derrida engages in a conversation with Bernard Stiegler about the role of television and digital technologies in modern society.
The discussion raises important questions about the nature of expression, discussion, reflection, and deliberation in the age of live recording and manipulated images. Derrida and Stiegler examine the relationship between the juridical and the technical, and explore how new technologies have influenced our notions of democracy, history, and the body.
This book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of philosophy, politics, and media studies, making it of great interest to scholars and students of these fields. The book opens with a shorter interview with Derrida on the news media and closes with a provocative essay by Stiegler on digital photography.
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