Format Matters: Standards, Practices, and Politics in Media Cultures - Softcover

 
9781013295300: Format Matters: Standards, Practices, and Politics in Media Cultures
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ISBN 10: 1013295307 ISBN 13: 9781013295300
Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press, 2020

Synopsis

From TIFF files to TED talks, from book sizes to blues stations-the term "format" circulates in a staggering array of contexts and applies to entirely dissimilar objects and practices. How can such a pliable notion meaningfully function as an instrument of classification in so many industries and scientific communities? Comprising a wide range of case studies on the standards, practices, and politics of formats from scholars of photography, film, radio, television, and the Internet, Format Matters charts the many ways in which formats shape and are shaped by past and present media cultures. This volume represents the first sustained collaborative effort to advance the emerging field of format studies.

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Publisher
Saint Philip Street Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1013295307
ISBN 13 
9781013295300
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
284

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