The papers in this volume challenge the concept of form and aim to set out, explore and develop different theories and examples of the formless . In so doing, they raise questions of form, and notions of formlessness (as distinct from something called the formless ). The starting point for many of the contributors is Georges Bataille s highly influential article entitled informe ( formless ). Here, in a context where art, philosophy and anthropology were merging, Bataille tried to question the idea of formlessness as simply applying to things without form. This book, through a diversity of...
The papers in this volume challenge the concept of form and aim to set out, explore and develop different theories and examples of the formless . In s...
Noise/Music looks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and glitch electronica of today. It situates different musics in their cultural and historical context, and analyses them in terms of cultural aesthetics. Paul Hegarty argues that noise is a judgement about sound, that what was noise can become acceptable as music, and that in many ways the idea of noise is similar to the idea of the avant-garde.
While it provides an excellent historical overview, the book's main concern is in the noise music...
Noise/Music looks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and gli...
A sleeping new study, 'Beyond and Before' considers the high period of the early to mid-1970s, where there was widespread acceptance of the 'progressive' approach of detailed instrumentation, extended tracks and conceptual linkage and development across albums. The authors assess the roots of progressive rock. Each set of connections are justified and grounded by close textual readings of musical works, a consideration of their material presentation, and an examination of performance and cultural contexts. Martin Halliwell is Professor of American Studies and Head of the Department of English...
A sleeping new study, 'Beyond and Before' considers the high period of the early to mid-1970s, where there was widespread acceptance of the 'progressi...
Jean BaudrillardGCOs work on how contemporary society is dominated by the mass media has become extraordinarily influential. He is notorious for arguing that there is no real world, only simulations which have altered what events mean, and that only violent symbolic exchange can prevent the world becoming a total simulation. An ideal introduction to this most singular cultural critic and philosopher, Jean Baudrillard: live theory offers a comprehensive, critical account of BaudrillardGCOs unsettling, visionary and often prescient work. BaudrillardGCOs relation to a range of theorists as...
Jean BaudrillardGCOs work on how contemporary society is dominated by the mass media has become extraordinarily influential. He is notorious for argui...
