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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. 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 prati

Electricity -- Social aspects. --- Electricity in art. --- Electricity in literature. --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Electricity & Magnetism --- Électricité dans la littérature. --- Electricity --- Électricit --- Électricité dans l'art. --- Social aspects. --- Aspect social. --- Galvanism --- Électricite dans la litterature. --- Électricite dans l'art. --- Électricite --- Électricité --- Mathematical physics --- Magnetism --- innovation --- discovery --- science --- electricity

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A groundbreaking collection of essays looking at the concepts of 'intermediality' and 'multimodality' - the relationship between various forms of art and new media - and including case studies ranging from music, film and architecture to medieval ballads, biopoetry and Lettrism.

Engineering sciences. Technology --- Art --- Mass communications --- Intermediality --- New media art --- Arts --- Technology and the arts --- Intermediality. --- New media art. --- Arts. --- Technology and the arts. --- Mass media and art --- Intermédialité --- Arts médiatiques --- Technologie et arts --- Médias et art