Media Materialities Form Format And Ephemeral Meaning - Intellect Ltd

Provides New Perspectives On The Increasingly Complex Relationships Between Media Forms And Formats, Materiality And Meaning. Drawing On A Range Of Qualitative Methodologies, Our Consideration Of The Materiality Of Media Is Structured Around Three Overarching Concepts: Form - The Physical Qualities Of Objects And The Meanings Which Extend From Them; Format - Objects Considered In Relation To The Protocols Which Govern Their Use And The Meanings And Practices Which Stem From Them; And Ephemeral Meaning - The Ways In Which Media Artefacts Are Captured, Transformed And Redefined Through Changing Social, Cultural And Technological Values. Each Section Includes Empirical Chapters Which Provide Expansive Discussions Of Perspectives On Media And Materiality.