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Author: Sandy Isenstadt (Professor, University of Delaware)
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
ISBN: 9780262038171
ISBN 10: 026203817
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 25 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
In varying the scope of his reflections—from the detail of the light switch to the suspended temporality of a city's electrified streets—Isenstadt engages readers on a compelling journey at the intersection of society, culture, and technology. Rather than deploying aesthetic categories, Isenstadt focuses on new visual habits —The Architect's Newspaper Isenstadt's book explores an understudied field, making valuable contributions and connections between studies of science, technology, and society (STS) as well as art and architectural history. The book is also written in a sophisticated yet accessible manner for readers who simply want to expand their horizon. —The Journal of Architectural Education Isenstadt has created a work that is every bit as bright and kaleidoscopic as the Great White Way he describes with such relish. His prose is always provocative and punchy, whether he is describing the invention of the light switch or evoking Martin Heidegger, James Joyce, and Marcel Proust. —Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
In varying the scope of his reflections-from the detail of the light switch to the suspended temporality of a city's electrified streets-Isenstadt engages readers on a compelling journey at the intersection of society, culture, and technology. Rather than deploying aesthetic categories, Isenstadt focuses on new visual habits -The Architect's Newspaper Isenstadt's book explores an understudied field, making valuable contributions and connections between studies of science, technology, and society (STS) as well as art and architectural history. The book is also written in a sophisticated yet accessible manner for readers who simply want to expand their horizon. -The Journal of Architectural Education Isenstadt has created a work that is every bit as bright and kaleidoscopic as the Great White Way he describes with such relish. His prose is always provocative and punchy, whether he is describing the invention of the light switch or evoking Martin Heidegger, James Joyce, and Marcel Proust. -Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
In varying the scope of his reflections-from the detail of the light switch to the suspended temporality of a city's electrified streets-Isenstadt engages readers on a compelling journey at the intersection of society, culture, and technology. Rather than deploying aesthetic categories, Isenstadt focuses on new visual habits -The Architect's Newspaper
Author Information
Sandy Isenstadt is a Professor in the Art History Department and Director of the Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware. He is the author of The Modern American House- Spaciousness and Middle-Class Identity.
