Digital Logic of Death: Confronting Mortality in Contemporary Media

The Digital Logic of Death by Steven Pustay explores the role of moving images in shaping our understanding of mortality, particularly in the digital age. He presents accessible readings of philosophical approaches to death through contemporary media, including art-house films, blockbusters, television commercials, first-person shooters, and indie-games. The ebook editions of the book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Steven Pustay's book, The Digital Logic of Death, explores the significant yet often overlooked role of moving images in shaping our perception of mortality. In the digital age, advancements in technology have transformed our ability to represent and contemplate death through moving images, leading to a new cultural logic of death. Pustay presents accessible readings of philosophical approaches to death through the lens of contemporary media, including art-house films, blockbusters, television commercials, first-person shooters, and indie-games. These examples demonstrate how moving images have reshaped our understanding of death and our recognition of our own finiteness. The ebook editions of the book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com, funded by Knowledge Unlatched.

Weight: 468g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501364082