The Digital Logic of Death Confronting Mortality in Contemporary Media

In The Digital Logic of Death, Steven Pustay skillfully makes visible the immensely important but often overlooked role that moving images play in shaping our understanding of mortality. This relationship, he argues, is made all the more urgent by the technologies of the digital age, which have prof...

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Main Author: Pustay, Steven (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bloomsbury Academic 2021
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