Premediation: Affect and Mediality After 9/11
In an era of heightened securitization, print, televisual and networked media have become obsessed with the 'pre-mediation' of future events. In response to the shock of 9/11, socially networked US and global media worked to pre-mediate collective affects
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Richard Grusin
Premediation: Affect and Mediality After 9/11
Also by Richard Grusin CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS REMEDIATION: UNDERSTANDING NEW MEDIA (co-authored) TRANSCENDENTALIST HERMENEUTICS: INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AND THE HIGHER CRITICISM OF THE BIBLE
Premediation: Affect and Mediality After 9/11 Richard Grusin
© Richard Grusin 2010 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-24251-7
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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grusin, Richard A. Premediation : affect and mediality after 9/11 / Richard Grusin. p. cm. Summary: “In an era of heightened securitization, print, televisual and networked media have become obsessed with the pre-mediation of future events. In response to the shock of 9/11, socially networked US and global media work to premediate collective affects of anticipation and connectivity, while also perpetuating low levels of apprehension or fear” – Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. – ISBN 978–0–230–24252–4 (pbk.) 1. Mass media and culture. 2. Mass media – Influence. 3. Image (Philosophy) 4. Communication – Political aspects. 5. Civilization, Modern – 21st century. I. Title. P94.G79 2010 302.23—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
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