Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory]
Matthias SPOHR attempts to explain the effects of a Media Turn and argues that measuring is the actual medium. Citing most of the influential authors in the fields of philosophy, media theory and poststructuralism, he sets out to outline a General Media Theory. He confronts the challenge in a very e...
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| description | Matthias SPOHR attempts to explain the effects of a Media Turn and argues that measuring is the actual medium. Citing most of the influential authors in the fields of philosophy, media theory and poststructuralism, he sets out to outline a General Media Theory. He confronts the challenge in a very erudite manner, but seems to lose his way in a fragmented world marked by contradictory positions. He tries to harmonise highly heterogeneous viewpoints but as a result his thoughts are not really informative. Taking a global view of his 300-page commentary, one has to conclude that "less would have been more" and that a competent and critical editor ought to have intervened in order to make Mathias SPOHR's intellectual efforts more effective.
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| spelling | doaj.art-39ba80b008b147f19cc89c43be979af02022-12-21T21:18:14ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272005-05-0162473Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory]Reinhard Kacianka0Universität KlagenfurtMatthias SPOHR attempts to explain the effects of a Media Turn and argues that measuring is the actual medium. Citing most of the influential authors in the fields of philosophy, media theory and poststructuralism, he sets out to outline a General Media Theory. He confronts the challenge in a very erudite manner, but seems to lose his way in a fragmented world marked by contradictory positions. He tries to harmonise highly heterogeneous viewpoints but as a result his thoughts are not really informative. Taking a global view of his 300-page commentary, one has to conclude that "less would have been more" and that a competent and critical editor ought to have intervened in order to make Mathias SPOHR's intellectual efforts more effective. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs050250http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/485anthropologymedia and cultural sciencesdifference/indifferencecriticism of civilization and technology |
| spellingShingle | Reinhard Kacianka Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] Forum: Qualitative Social Research anthropology media and cultural sciences difference/indifference criticism of civilization and technology |
| title | Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] |
| title_full | Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] |
| title_fullStr | Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] |
| title_short | Review: Mathias Spohr (2003). Das gemeinsame Maß. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie [The Common Measure. Approaches to a General Media Theory] |
| title_sort | review mathias spohr 2003 das gemeinsame mass ansatze zu einer allgemeinen medientheorie the common measure approaches to a general media theory |
| topic | anthropology media and cultural sciences difference/indifference criticism of civilization and technology |
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