Technologies Of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny
Publishing Details
Technologies Of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny
By (Author) Edward Scheer
Edited by John Potts
Power Institute of Fine Arts
Power Institute of Fine Arts
1st November 2006
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Personal computers
306
Physical Properties
184
Width 170mm, Height 242mm
403g
Description
This distinctive collection of essays charts curious territory: a place occupied by both machines and magic. It investigates the co-existence of belief in ghosts, magic and contemporary culture. It frames ghosts and magic as fundamentally performative - performing new kinds of cultural work in the world. It is a scholarly collection, ideal for students and academics interested in the crossover between culture, media and the supernatural, followers of performance artists including Stelarc and anyone interested in the role of magic in everyday life.
Author Bio
John Potts is associate professor in media and Edward Scheer is senior lecturer in the School of Media, Film, and Theatre at Macquarie Univeristy, Sydney. Other contributors include Chris Chesher, Anne Cranny-Francis, Annette Hamilton, Scott McQuire, Rachel Moore, Stephen Muecke, Andrew Murphie, and Patricia Pringle.
