Eigenvalue : On the Gradual Contraction of Media in Movement, Contemplating Media in Art Sound Image Sense, Paperback by Berressem, Hanjo; Herzogenrath, Bernd (EDT); Pisters, Patricia (EDT), ISBN 1501363174, ISBN-13 9781501363177, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Eigenvalue provides the first history of 'eigenvalue' by building an important bridge between the hard and the soft sciences. Originally a mathematical term, Hanjo Berressem applies Eigenvalue, which roughly translates to proper value, to the media studies discipline for the first time, providing a philological history and line of development across the sciences through to contemporary cultural studies. Berressem's groundbreaking work is organized into 2 books, with the first book broken down into six topical areas - mathematics, physics, cybernetics, biology, literary studies, cultural studies. The second book discusses the place of eigenvalues in sound, light and literature, specifically, Alvin Lucier's experimental composition “I am Sitting in a Room,” Bill Morrison's eight-minute experimental film Light is Calling and the literary works of Thomas Pynchon. Berressem's thought-provoking philology is an important reference point for readers seeking an authoritative introduction to a term that connects other key ideas in contemporary debate.