Assembly Codes: The Logistics of Media - Paperback
by Matthew Hockenberry (Editor), Nicole Starosielski (Editor), Susan Zieger (Editor)
The contributors to Assembly Codes examine how media and logistics set the conditions for the circulation of information and culture. They document how logistics--the techniques of organizing and coordinating the movement of materials, bodies, and information--has substantially impacted the production, distribution, and consumption of media. At the same time, physical media, such as paperwork, along with media technologies ranging from phone systems to software are central to the operations of logistics. The contributors interrogate topics ranging from the logistics of film production and the construction of internet infrastructure to the environmental impact of the creation, distribution, and sale of vinyl records. They also reveal how logistical technologies have generated new aesthetic and performative practices. In charting the specific points of contact, dependence, and friction between media and logistics, Assembly Codes demonstrates that media and logistics are co-constitutive and that one cannot be understood apart from the other.
ContributorsMatthew Hockenberry is Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University.
Nicole Starosielski is Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. Susan Zieger is Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. John Durham Peters is Maria Rosa Menocal Professor of English and of Film and Media Studies at Yale University.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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