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"Nicole Starosielski examines the cultural dimensions of temperature and the history of thermal media such as thermostats and infrared cameras to theorize the ways heat and cold can be used as a means of communication, subjugation, and control."--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Starosielski, Nicole, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
Series:Elements (Duke University Press)
Subjects:
Body temperature > Regulation > Social aspects.
Temperature sense > Social aspects.
Global temperature changes.
Human beings > Effect of climate on.
Thermorégulation > Aspect social.
Sensibilité thermique > Aspect social.
Température atmosphérique > Modification à l'échelle planétaire.
Êtres humains > Influence du climat.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
SCIENCE / General.
Global temperature changes
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Thermostat : the thermal subjects of broadcast temperature
  • Coldsploitation : the thermal attractions of cool air
  • Sweatbox : the thermal violence of weaponized heat
  • Heat ray : the thermal circuits of radiant media
  • Infrared camera : the thermal vision of heat images
  • Computer : the coldward course of media
  • Conclusion: Media after the melt.

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