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The Freedom of Migrant: OBJECTIONS TO NATIONALISM
Vilem Flusser
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Vilém Flusser was one of the most fascinating and original European thinkers of the late twentieth century. In this collection of his essays on emigration, nationalism, and information theory, he raises questions about the viability of ideas of national identity in a world whose borders are becoming increasingly arbitrary and permeable. Flusser argues that modern societies are in flux, with traditional linear and textual epistemologies being challenged by global circulatory networks and a growth in visual stimulation. Beyond globalization, Flusser's ideas about communication and identity are rooted in the Judeo-Christian concept of self-determination and self-realization through recognition of the other. ... Read more
Vilém Flusser was one of the most fascinating and original European thinkers of the late twentieth century. In this collection of his essays on emigration, nationalism, and information theory, he raises questions about the viability of ideas of national identity in a world whose borders are becoming increasingly arbitrary and permeable. Flusser argues that modern societies are in flux, with traditional linear and textual epistemologies being challenged by global circulatory networks and a growth in visual stimulation. Beyond globalization, Flusser's ideas about communication and identity are rooted in the Judeo-Christian concept of self-determination and self-realization through recognition of the other. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252079030
SKU
V9780252079030
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About Vilem Flusser
Vilém Flusser (1920-91) was a German-Jewish philosopher from Prague who fled in 1940 to Brazil, where he was a professor of philosophy of communication and wrote a daily newspaper column. In 1972, he moved to France and wrote books in both German and Portuguese, including The Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design, Toward a Philosophy of Photography, and From ... Read more
Reviews for The Freedom of Migrant: OBJECTIONS TO NATIONALISM
"A smooth, fluid translation of an excellent collection of essays by this timely and necessary thinker."
Andreas Ströhl, editor of Vilém Flusser's Writings "Flusser emerges out of these writings as an engaging and playful thinker, one who moves deftly from deeply personal reflections to abstract theory often within the same paragraph. This is at once part of the charm and the ... Read more
Andreas Ströhl, editor of Vilém Flusser's Writings "Flusser emerges out of these writings as an engaging and playful thinker, one who moves deftly from deeply personal reflections to abstract theory often within the same paragraph. This is at once part of the charm and the ... Read more