Technologies of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny

Technologies of Magic charts curious territory - a place occupied by both machines and magic. This collection of essays investigates the co-existence of very old forms of thought - belief in ghosts, magic, spirits - and contemporary culture. Refracted through highly technologised societies, magic manifests itself in surprising ways and through a diverse range of practices.

Apprehension of the magical - in the world of machines - can give rise to a feeling of uncanny unease. These essays show that ultimately this produces another way of thinking about technology in contemporary culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0909952353
• ISBN13: 9780909952358
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Power Publications, Sydney
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher