Seeking Attention
30 Ways of Being Present
$27.91
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2025
Summary
A book depicting the intimate complicity between attention and identity… “You are what you pay attention to.”
Seeking Attention presents thirty insightful “portraits” of contemporary life—from “The Hypochondriac” to “The Self-Driving Car”—charting a roadmap through today’s media and technology landscape. Through these vivid sketches, Pettman examines how our awareness is shaped and contained by both the lifestyles we choose and those imposed on us, inviting readers to better understan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915672674 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915672678 |
| Author: | Dominic Pettman |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 197mm x 130mm |
About The Author
Dominic Pettman
Dominic Pettman is University Professor of Media and New Humanities at The New School in New York City. He is the author of numerous books on technology, humans, and other animals; including Creaturely Love, Sonic Intimacy, Peak Libido, Telling the Bees, and Sad Planets (with Eugene Thacker).
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