Looking through the computer screen: Self-reflexivity in net.art

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Part I: Self-referentialmedia: Theoretical frameworks
4. Self-reference in the media:The semiotic framework 3
5. Distortion, fabrication, and disclosure in a self-referential culture:The irresistible force of reality 31
6. Part II: Self-referential print advertising
7. Modes of self-reference in advertising 47
8. Metapictures and self-referential pictures 61
9. “Absolut Anonymous”: Self-reference in opaque advertising 79
10. Part III: Self-referential photography
11. The death of photography in self-reference 95
12. Marilyn:A paragone of the camera gaze 107
13. Part IV: Self-referential film
14. The self-reflexive screen: Outlines of a comprehensive model 125
15. Nostalgia of the media / in the media 143
16. Self-reference in animated films 155
17. Part V: Self-referential television
18. On the use of self-disclosure as a mode of audiovisual reflexivity 165
19. The old in the new: Forms and functions of archive material in the presentation of television history on television 183
20. There’s no business without show-business: Self-reference as self-promotion 195
21. Part VI: Self-referential games
22. Computer games:The epitome of self-reference 207
23. Self-reference in computer games: A formalistic approach 219
24. Metacommunication in play and in (computer) games 237
25. Self-reflexivity in computer games: Analyses of selected examples 253
26. Part VII: Other self-referential arts
27. Looking through the computer screen: Self-reflexivity in net.art 269
28. The artist and her bodily self: Self-reference in digital art/media 291
29. Metafiction and metamusic: Exploring the limits of metareference 303
30. Backmatter 325