Technologies of Seeing: Photography, Cinema and Television

Technologies of Seeing: Photography, Cinema and Television

Brian Winston
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Author:  Brian Winston
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  152
Publisher:  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year:  1996
ISBN:  9780851706023

This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage.

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