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" Eigenvalue : "
Hanjo Berressem.
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BL
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852177
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Berressem, Hanjo,1956-
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Eigenvalue : : on the gradual contraction of media in movement /\ Hanjo Berressem.
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London :: Bloomsbury Publishing,, 2019.
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Thinking media
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1 online resource (viii, 111 pages).
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1501335219
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: 9781501335211
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9781501335181 (hardback)
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9781501335198 (electronic book)
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9781501335204 (PDF)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Algebra.
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Eigenvalues.
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Language and logic.
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Literature and science.
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Mathematics-- Philosophy.
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Semantics.
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Algebra.
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Eigenvalues.
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Language and logic.
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Literature and science.
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Mathematics-- Philosophy.
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Semantics.
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512.9/436014
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QA193.B47 2019
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