Media Hot and Cold

by Nicole Starosielski

Book Overview

In Media Hot and Cold Nicole Starosielski examines the cultural dimensions of temperature to theorize the ways heat and cold can be used as a means of communication, subjugation, and control. Diving into the history of thermal media, from infrared cameras to thermostats to torture sweatboxes, Starosielski explores the many meanings and messages of temperature. During the twentieth century, heat and cold were broadcast through mass thermal media...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478013613
• ISBN13: 9781478013617
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"