Mind and Matter: Comparative Approaches towards Complexity (Cultural and Media Studies) - Softcover

 
9783837618006: Mind and Matter: Comparative Approaches towards Complexity (Cultural and Media Studies)

Synopsis

The terms »mind« and »matter« appear to signify two concepts irreplaceable and permanent in nature. The increasing challenges and modes of reflection of digital life and cultural creation have contributed to a productive doubting of said dichotomy. Net culture has exposed the causality of the two only superficially contradictory systems and translated these into new technological realities. This publication, using an interdisciplinary approach, strives to investigate the entanglement of cultural, artistic and technical praxis, to document the developments, to clarify the status quo of the scientific community in a practical and exemplary fashion and to enable glimpses of potential future developments.

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About the Authors

Günther Friesinger ist Künstler, Philosoph, Kurator und Produzent. Er ist Gründer und Leiter des paraflows festival, Chairman des QDK - Quartier für Digitale Kultur, Geschäftsführer von monochrom, Produzent des Arse Elektronika Festivals, des Roboexotica Festivals und des KOMM.ST Festivals. Friesinger lehrt Kulturmanagement, Produktion, Social Media und Ausstellungsdramaturgie an Universitäten in Österreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz.

Johannes Grenzfurthner is an artist, writer, curator, and director. He is the founder of monochrom. He teaches art theory and aesthetical practice at the University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria.

Thomas Ballhausen studied Comparative Literature and German at the University of Vienna. He is a lecturer at the University of Vienna and head of the Studies-Department of the Austrian Film Archive.

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