11. AN ASSAULT ON “MEANING”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface (Interface) xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. I . COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
7. 1. FROM FILM TO TELEVISION 33
8. 2. ARCHITECTURE AS ATMOSPHERIC MEDIA 52
9. 3. THE MEDIA THEORY AND MEDIA STRATEGY OF AZUMA HIROKI, 1997–2003 80
10. 4. THE INTERCOMMUNICATION PROJECT 101
11. 5. M cLUHAN AS PRESCRIPTION DRUG 131
12. 6. THE CULTURE INDUSTRIES AND MEDIA THEORY IN JAPAN 151
13. 7. GIRLSCAPE 173
14. 8. 1980S NYŪ AKA 200
15. 9. CRITICALMEDIA IMAGINATION 221
16. 10. AT THE SOURCE ( CODE) 250
17. III. MEDIATION AND MEDIA THEORY
18. 11. AN ASSAULT ON “MEANING” 285
19. 12. MUCH ADO ABOUT “NOTHING” 305
20. 13. KOBAYASHI HIDEO AND THE QUESTION OF MEDIA 328
21. 14. MEDIA, MEDIATION, AND CRISIS 347
22. AFTERWORD. THE DISJUNC TIVE KERNEL OF JAPANESE MEDIA THEORY 368
23. Bibliography 389
24. Contributors 413
25. Index 417