The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism and Technology

The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism and Technology explores the relationships between twentieth-century cultural production and its technological interlocutors, re-examining the machines and media that shaped modernism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 472 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Though the emergence of modernism in a techno-cultural acceleration has long been acknowledged, recent scholarship has significantly enriched and nuanced our comprehension of the intricate relationships between twentieth-century cultural production and its technological counterparts. In a comprehensive collection of twenty-eight chapters authored by esteemed scholars, The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism and Technology delves into the machines and media that shaped and competed with modernism during its time. This research volume, rooted in an interdisciplinary approach informed by the theoretical and socio-historical frameworks of contemporary teaching and research on modernism and technology, constitutes a vital and timely intervention in the realm of modernist studies. The scholarly contributions on various aspects of machines, including their roles in transportation, production, and public utilities, media and communication technologies, the intersections of technology with the human body, and the technological systems of the early twentieth century, provide a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of modernist technology studies and offer insightful perspectives on the future trajectories of this dynamic field.

Dimension: 244 x 172 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474460545
Edition number: 216,305 ed.