Talking Tombstones and Other Tales of the Media Age

by Gary Gumpert

Book Overview

What has the omnipresence of the telephone done to interpersonal communication? How has the portable radio/tape player--whether "Walkman" or "box"--challenged our notions of privacy and personal space? What happens to our aesthetic ideals when an ancient art treasure is moved to a pollution-free environment and an exact replica is put in its place at the original site? How has the use of the "instant replay" in sports broadcasting affected the value...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195038118
• ISBN13: 9780195038118
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"