{"product_id":"operation-valhalla-writings-on-war-weapons-and-media-paperback","title":"Operation Valhalla: Writings on War, Weapons, and Media - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Kittler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIlinca Iurascu\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Winthrop-Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Valhalla\u003c\/i\u003e collects eighteen texts by German media theorist Friedrich Kittler on the close connections between war and media technology. In these essays, public lectures, interviews, literary analyses, and autobiographical musings, Kittler outlines how war has been a central driver of media's evolution, from Prussia's wars against Napoleon to the so-called War on Terror. Covering an eclectic array of topics, he charts the intertwined military and theatrical histories of the searchlight and the stage lamp, traces the microprocessor's genealogy back to the tank, shows how rapid-fire guns brought about new standards for optics and acoustics, and reads Thomas Pynchon's \u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e to upset established claims about the relationship between war, technology, and history in the twentieth century. Throughout, \u003ci\u003eOperation Valhalla\u003c\/i\u003e foregrounds the outsize role of war in media history as well as Kittler's importance as a daring and original thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Kittler (1943-2011) was a Professor of Media Aesthetics and History at Humboldt University in Berlin and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eDiscourse Networks 1800\/1900\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGramophone, Film, Typewriter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ilinca Iurascu is Associate Professor of German at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Geoffrey Winthrop-Young is Professor of German at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Wutz is Rodney H. Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of English at Weber State University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790388592928,"sku":"9781478011842","price":46.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91a7a4b1eb1d87dd39e5ad700c683738.webp?v=1780676366","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/operation-valhalla-writings-on-war-weapons-and-media-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}