Towards a Digital Epistemology : Aesthetics and Modes of Thought in Early Modernity and the Present Age
Ingvarsson, Jonas
Towards a Digital Epistemology : Aesthetics and Modes of Thought in Early Modernity and the Present Age - Springer Nature 2021 - 1 electronic resource (136 p.)
Open Access
This Open Access book explores the concept of digital epistemology. In this context, the digital will not be understood as merely something that is linked to specific tools and objects, but rather as different modes of thought. For example, the digital within the humanities is not just databases and big data, topic modelling and speculative visualizations; nor are the objects limited to computer games, other electronic works, or to literature and art that explicitly relate to computerization or other digital aspects. In what way do digital tools and expressions in the 1960s differ to the ubiquitous systems of our time? What kind of artistic effects does this generate? Is the present theoretical fascination for materiality an effect or a reaction to a digitization? Above all: how can early modern forms such as the cabinets of curiosity, emblem books and the archival principle of pertinence contribute to the analyses of contemporary digital forms?
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English
978-3-030-78724-0 9783030787240
10.1007/978-3-030-78724-0 doi
Media studies
Literature: history & criticism
digital humanities media archeology media history early modern aesthetics digital culture aesthetic history Open Access
Towards a Digital Epistemology : Aesthetics and Modes of Thought in Early Modernity and the Present Age - Springer Nature 2021 - 1 electronic resource (136 p.)
Open Access
This Open Access book explores the concept of digital epistemology. In this context, the digital will not be understood as merely something that is linked to specific tools and objects, but rather as different modes of thought. For example, the digital within the humanities is not just databases and big data, topic modelling and speculative visualizations; nor are the objects limited to computer games, other electronic works, or to literature and art that explicitly relate to computerization or other digital aspects. In what way do digital tools and expressions in the 1960s differ to the ubiquitous systems of our time? What kind of artistic effects does this generate? Is the present theoretical fascination for materiality an effect or a reaction to a digitization? Above all: how can early modern forms such as the cabinets of curiosity, emblem books and the archival principle of pertinence contribute to the analyses of contemporary digital forms?
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-78724-0 9783030787240
10.1007/978-3-030-78724-0 doi
Media studies
Literature: history & criticism
digital humanities media archeology media history early modern aesthetics digital culture aesthetic history Open Access