Chapter 14

VIDEOLOGY

In the sense in which we have tried to document them throughout this work, it would be of little interest to examine the technological basis or a particular style of video practice in isolation, or to consider a given style divorced from the social and cultural conditions in which it arises. Obviously, the phenomenon lies at the intersection of these factors.

FROM EMIGRATION TO EMERGENCE

The two faces of reality

In an exploratory work like the present study, we are precluded from going beyond the first attempts at completely grasping the phenomenon. Nevertheless, among other things, it is essential to suggest a paradigm for a global sociological approach. In our society the tendency towards unidimensionality remains powerful; ...

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