Bøger af Wolfgang Ernst

Wolfgang Ernst has demonstrated that the knowledge of time-giving (';chrono-poetical') media and their temporal essence enriches the tradition of philosophical inquiry into the nature of ';time'. This book, a translated and abridged edition of Ernst's two major volumes, Chronopoetik and Gleichursprunglichkeit, undertakes this on three levels: a close analysis of time-critical moments within media technologies; descriptions of how media temporalities affect and disrupt the traditional human sense of time; and questioning the traditional position of media time within cultural history.The book brings together two fields of inquiry: the technological analysis of media time processes and the venerable tradition of philosophical inquiry into the nature of time. Ernst argues that the scientific inquiry into the nature of time is enriched by the media-technological context. The book exposes a media theoretical approach to contemporary media culture that derives from the combination of philosophical reflection on the essence of technology and a close analysis of technological devices themselves. Ultimately Ernst addresses a fundamental concern of past, contemporary and future media culture: the position of technology in culture under the focused perspective of its tempor(e)alities.

Die Studentin Sophie aus Deutschland möchte zusammen mit ihrem englischen Freund Patrick, den sie während des Austauschstudiums an der Londoner Metropolitan University kennengelernt hat, einen sorglosen Urlaub an der Ostküste Australiens verbringen. Im Hotel werden beide von einem Reiseverkäufer angesprochen, ob sie nicht Lust hätten, einen zweitägigen Ausflug nach Papua Neuguinea zu unternehmen. Was sie nicht ahnen: Die Reise ist eine raffiniert ausgeklügelte Falle. Schon kurz nach ihrer Ankunft geraten sie in die Fänge einer illegal operierenden Bande, die in der Abgeschiedenheit des tiefen Dschungels unglaubliche Verbrechen verübt. Für Sophie beginnt ein Kampf ums Überleben, der kaum Aussicht auf Erfolg verspricht. Wird es Detective Inspector Ritphat von der englischen Polizei zusammen mit seinem australischen Berufskollegen gelingen, den Fall zu lösen? Und auch als DI Ritphat persönlich nach Papua Neuguinea reist und sich mit der Polizei in Port Moresby verbündet, ist der Erfolg keineswegs sicher.

For a millennium, Roman Law has been part and parcel of the Western legal canon. This book follows the interpretation efforts triggered by a specific problem concerning multiple tortfeasors' liabilities for homicide. The complete evolution of Roman law scholarship is reflected in the discussions of one single problem.

Sonic Time Machines presents a striking new approach to theorising sound that investigates its split existence: as a temporal effect in a techno-cultural context and as a source of knowledge and information.

Like most of Wolfgang Ernst's work, Das Rumoren der Archiv explored the concept of archival and media theory from a current cultural digital context. Ernst challenges the traditional perspective of the cultural heritage institution and how it relied on media for creating, storing, and disseminating digital information. Archives have a place in a digital society, and the archivist's role will be more increasingly vital in the future. As Ernst points out, his work will show a way out of the archive, away from the notion that the era of archive is coming to an end. Stirrings in the Archives: Order from Disorder is the long-awaited English translation of this seminal work exploring cultural heritage before the archives, throughout history, and from today into the future.