{"product_id":"9780745636276","title":"Kittler and the Media","description":"With books such as \u003ci\u003eDiscourse Networks\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Gramophone, Film, Typewriter\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Media, Information Systems\u003c\/i\u003e, Friedrich Kittler has established himself as one of the world's most influential media theorists. He is also one of the most controversial and misunderstood. \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eKittler and the Medi\u003c\/i\u003ea offers students of media theory an introduction to Kittler's basic ideas. Following an introduction that situates Kittler's work against the tumultuous background of German 20th-century history (from the Second World War and the cultural upheaval of the late 1960s to reunification), the book provides succinct summaries of Kittler's early discourse-analytical work inspired by French post-structuralism, his media-related theorising and his most recent writings on cultural techniques and the notation systems of Ancient Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This clear and engaging overview of a fascinating theorist will be welcomed by students and scholars alike of media, communication and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121848369392,"sku":"9780745636276","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745636276_p0.jpg?v=1763636075","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745636276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}