Kornbluh, Anna
Immediacy: Or, the Style of Too Late Capitalism
- ISBN 13:
- 9781804291344
- author:
- Kornbluh, Anna
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Verso
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 13.7 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Popular Culture,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Immediacy Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism by Anna Kornbluh explores the cultural style of our current economic conditions, where transparency and instantaneity dominate. This style, known as "immediacy", is a response to the contradictions of twenty-first-century capitalism, which demands that aesthetics negate mediation. Kornbluh examines the impact of this style on art, media, and society, highlighting the tension between the need for speed and circulation, and the importance of distance, impersonality, and big ideas. The author considers various trends and theories, including original streaming TV, popular literature, and academic ideas, to understand the recent obsession with immersion and the intolerance of representation. Kornbluh argues that alternative forms, such as photography, TV, and constructive theory, prioritize these values, offering a way out of the current impasse. This book provides a nuanced analysis of the cultural style of our time, and its implications for our understanding of art, media, and society.
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