The literariness of media art /
Benthien, Claudia,
The literariness of media art / Claudia Benthien, Jordis Lau, and Maraike M. Marxsen. - 1 online resource
The beginning of the 20th century saw literary scholars from Russia positing a new definition for the nature of literature. Within the framework of Russian formalism, the term "literariness" was coined. The driving force behind this theoretical inquiry was the desire to identify literature--and art in general--as ways of revitalizing human perception, which had been numbed by the automatization of everyday life. The transformative power of "literariness" is made manifest in many media artworks by renowned artists such as Chantal Akerman, Mona Hatoum, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, William Kentridge, Nalini Malani, Bruce Nauman, Martha Rosler, and Lawrence Weiner. The authors use literariness as a tool to analyze the aesthetics of spoken or written language within experimental film, video performance, moving image installations and other media-based art forms. This volume uses as its foundation the Russian formalist school of literary theory, with the goal of extending these theories to include contemporary concepts in film and media studies, such as neoformalism, intermediality, remediation, and post-drama.
9781315107981 1315107988 9781351608701 1351608703 9781351608718 1351608711 9781351608695 135160869X 1138091529 9781138091528
10.4324/9781315107981 doi
Russian literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Formalism (Literary analysis)
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Language.
Literature & literary studies.
Media studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Media Art. literary approach. language.
PG3021
891.709004
The literariness of media art / Claudia Benthien, Jordis Lau, and Maraike M. Marxsen. - 1 online resource
The beginning of the 20th century saw literary scholars from Russia positing a new definition for the nature of literature. Within the framework of Russian formalism, the term "literariness" was coined. The driving force behind this theoretical inquiry was the desire to identify literature--and art in general--as ways of revitalizing human perception, which had been numbed by the automatization of everyday life. The transformative power of "literariness" is made manifest in many media artworks by renowned artists such as Chantal Akerman, Mona Hatoum, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, William Kentridge, Nalini Malani, Bruce Nauman, Martha Rosler, and Lawrence Weiner. The authors use literariness as a tool to analyze the aesthetics of spoken or written language within experimental film, video performance, moving image installations and other media-based art forms. This volume uses as its foundation the Russian formalist school of literary theory, with the goal of extending these theories to include contemporary concepts in film and media studies, such as neoformalism, intermediality, remediation, and post-drama.
9781315107981 1315107988 9781351608701 1351608703 9781351608718 1351608711 9781351608695 135160869X 1138091529 9781138091528
10.4324/9781315107981 doi
Russian literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Formalism (Literary analysis)
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Language.
Literature & literary studies.
Media studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Media Art. literary approach. language.
PG3021
891.709004