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L'ère électrique = The electric age / dirigé par Olivier Asselin, Silvestra Mariniello, Andrea Oberhuber.
Title & Author:

L'ère électrique = The electric age / dirigé par Olivier Asselin, Silvestra Mariniello, Andrea Oberhuber.

Publication:

[Ottawa] : Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, [2011]

Description:

387 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

Transferts culturels

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Silvestra Mariniello et Anne Lardeux -- La pensé électrique/electrical thought. Media, technology, and the electtic unconsciousness in the 20th century / Cornelius Borck ; Galvanisme : joker au carrefour des discours et des savoirs autour de 1800 / Walter Moser ; Image globale : la pensée électrique de Marshall McLuhan / Jean-François Vallée ; From a post-Edison time machine to new media histories : speculative drawings, uchronic spaces of graphic propositions, and time travel / David Tomas -- Le corps électrique/The electric body. Idéal électrique. Cinéma, électricité et automate dans L'Ève future de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam / Jean-Pierre Sirois-Trahan ; Vers l'être 'électro-humain' : dispositifs visuels de la danseuse mécanique aux XIXe et XXe siècles / Laurent Guido -- Death by media : Warhol's 'Electric chairs' / Pamela Lee ; Extensions et médiatsations du corps scénique : le cas de La Démence des anges d'Isabelle Choinière / Elizabeth Plourde -- L'image électrique/The electric picture. Jeu électrique / Jean-Marc Larrue ; Moteur ou manivelle ? Incidence du vecteur énergétique dans la captation des images de la cinématographie-attraction / André Gaudreault et Philippe Marion ; That's entertainment. Les lumières de la comédie musicale / Viva Paci -- Électrifications/Electrifications. Electric origins : from modernist myth to Bolshevik utopia / Anindita Banerjee ; At the end of the hydro rush : on the (de)integration of Canada's electric power system / Karl Froschauer ; Électricité, enjeu de guerre / Samir Saul ; Altérité à l'ère de l'électricité / Martha Khoury et Silvestra Mariniello.
Text in French and English.
Summary:

"La découverte scientifique et la maîtrise de l'électricité ont bouleversé notre société au même titre que l'invention de l'écriture alphabétique durant l'Antiquité et de l'imprimerie à caractères mobiles au XVe siècle. Il ne s'agit pas seulement d'un phénomène naturel mis au service de l'homme par la science, mais d'un élément central de l'épistémè moderne : l'électricité a inspiré des écrivains et des artistes, a servi de force d'impulsion au monde de l'industrie et de l'innovation et a redéfini les comportements sociaux. En explorant l'incidence de l'électricité sur le savoir, les pratiques sociales, les médias, la vie sociale et les expériences personnelles, cet ouvrage tente d'en saisir les aspects techniques et culturels dans toute leur complexité."--P. 4 of cover.
"The scientific discovery and mastery of electricity created as many important changes in modern society as did the invention of alphabetical writing in antiquity and movable type in the fifteenth century. It is more than a natural phenomenon that science has harnessed for human use; it is a central feature of the modern episteme. It has inspired writers and artists, propelled industry and innovation, and reshaped human social behaviour. Looking at a variety of topics including film, politics, and contemporary art, this volume explores the impact of electricity on knowledge, social practices, media, community life, and subjective experience."--P. 4 of cover.

ISBN:

9782760307049 (pbk.)
2760307042 (pbk.)

Subject:

Electricity Social aspects.
Electricity in art.
Electricity in literature.
Électricité Aspect social.
Électricité dans l'art.
Électricité dans la littérature.

Added entries:

Mariniello, Silvestra.
Asselin, Olivier, 1960-
Oberhuber, Andrea.
Collection Transferts culturels.

Electric age

Holdings:

Location: Library main 275106
Call No.: BIB 209104
Status: Available

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