Title & Author:

Ambient screens and transnational public spaces / edited by Nikos Papastergiadis.

Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2016]
©2016

Description:

xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Facet One Mediatization -- ch. 1 Introduction: Screen Cultures and Public Spaces / Audrey Yue -- Facet Two Large Screen Projects: A Dossier -- ch. 2 Walls, Attractions, and Media: An Archaeology of Public Visual Displays / Erkki Huhtamo -- ch. 3 Big Screens, Little Acts: Transformations in the Structures and Operations of Public Address / Adam Nash -- ch. 4 Shanghais Public Screen Culture: Local and Coeval / Chris Berry -- ch. 5 Defining the Public in Piccadilly Circus / Sean Cubitt -- ch. 6 Digital Public Infrastructures for Creative Communities: The Case of the Quartier des Spectacles / Carman Neustaedter -- ch. 7 The Inside/Outside Equation: Building Skins and Screens / Susan J. Drucker -- Facet Three Large Screens and the Transnational Public Sphere -- ch. 8 Mobile Methods and Large Screens / Audrey Yue -- Facet Four Ambient Screens -- ch. 9 Conclusion: Ambient Screens / Scott McQuire.

Summary:

Large public screens have now become a ubiquitous part of the contemporary cityscape. Far from being simply oversized televisions, the media experts contributing to Ambient Screens and Transnational Public Spaces put forward a strong case that such screens could serve as important sites for cultural exchange. Advances in digital technology spell the possibilities of conducting mobile modes of interaction across national boundaries, and in the process expose the participants to novel sensory experiences, giving rise to a new form of public culture.

ISBN:

9789888208920 (hardback)
9888208926 (hardback)

Subject:

Television broadcasting Social aspects.
Public spaces.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media Social aspects.
Intercultural communication.
Télévision Aspect social.
Espaces publics.
Médias et culture.
Médias Aspect social.
Society.

Added entries:

Papastergiadis, Nikos, 1962- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295216
Call No.: BIB 241312
Status: Available