{"product_id":"virilio-now-9780745648781","title":"Virilio Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Cutting-edge introduction to and extension of the work of Paul Virilio and its current directions.     * Contains contributions by the world   s leading Virilio scholars, as well as a newly-translated text by Virilio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John Armitage's \u003ci\u003eVirilio Now\u003c\/i\u003e brings together lively and provocative contemporary perspectives on Virilio's work. The editor's introduction and interview with Virilio provide an illuminating overview of this provocative and original thinker, while the articles are engaging and original, providing up-to-date takes on diverse and important themes engaged in Virilio's multifaceted works.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Kellner, UCLA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"John Armitage's \u003ci\u003eVirilio Now\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterfully edited collection of essays based on one of the most provocative critics of our time, engages, complements and even contests Paul Virilio's multifaceted work on technology, art, architecture, urban and visual studies in compelling and far-reaching ways. This book will be a valuable and an enduring point of reference.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerena Andermatt Conley, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Paul Virilio is a complex and important thinker, difficult to categorize, and ranging creatively across the worlds of art, architecture, technology, and much more. John Armitage has succeeded in bringing together a group of contributors who do real justice to Virilio's work, with both critical enthusiasm and engaged and thoughtful critique.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Robins, Goldsmith's College, London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Paul Virilio: A Critical Overview 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Armitage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Third War: Cities, Conflict and Contemporary Art: Interview with Paul Virilio 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Armitage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Burning Bruder Klaus: Towards an Architecture of Slipstream 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Sharr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Vector Politics and the Aesthetics of Disappearance 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Cubitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Virilio’s Media as Philosophy 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott McQuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Empathetic Vision: Aesthetics of Power and Loss 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElin O’Hara Slavick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Panicsville: Paul Virilio and the Aesthetic of Disaster 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Thrift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Three Theses on Virilio Now 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur Kroker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Accident of Finance 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Crosthwaite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Virilio and Visual Culture: On the American Apocalyptic Sublime 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Garnett and John Armitage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Impact Studies 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Virilio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 239\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404393324887,"sku":"9780745648781","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745648781.jpg?v=1730486324","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/virilio-now-9780745648781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}