The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles

The Culture of the Copy is an unprecedented attempt to make sense of the Western fascination with...
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Author: Hillel Schwartz
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Language: English
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The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles by Schwartz, Hillel

The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles

€42,87

The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles

€42,87
Author: Hillel Schwartz
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The Culture of the Copy is an unprecedented attempt to make sense of the Western fascination with replicas, duplicates, and twins. In a work that is breathtaking in its synthetic and critical achievements, Hillel Schwartz charts the repercussions of our entanglement with copies of all kinds, whose presence alternately sustains and overwhelms us.

Through intriguing, and at times humorous, historical analysis and case studies in contemporary culture, Schwartz investigates a stunning array of simulacra--counterfeits, decoys, mannequins, and portraits; ditto marks, genetic cloning, war games, and camouflage; instant replays, digital imaging, parrots, and photocopies; wax museums, apes, and art forgeries, not to mention the very notion of the Real McCoy.

Working through a range of theories on biological, mechanical, and electronic reproduction, Schwartz questions the modern esteem for authenticity and uniqueness. The Culture of the Copy shows how the ethical dilemmas central to so many fields of endeavor have become inseparable from our pursuit of copies--of the natural world, of our own creations, indeed of our very selves.

This updated edition takes notice of recent shifts in thought with regard to such issues as biological cloning, conjoined twins, copyright, digital reproduction, and multiple personality disorder. At once abbreviated and refined, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with proglems of authenticity, identity, and originality.

Author: Hillel Schwartz
Publisher: Zone Books
Published: 11/02/2014
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781935408451
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author

Hillel Schwartz is the author of Making Noise: From Babel to the Big Bang and Beyond.


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