{"product_id":"9781501335181","title":"Eigenvalue: Contemplating Media in Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEigenvalue: Contemplating Media in Art\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eproper value\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eLight is Calling \u003c\/i\u003eand 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032268685552,"sku":"9781501335181","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501335181_p0.jpg?v=1769897339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501335181","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}