Scientific Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Communications - Media History; ; course: N/A; language: English; abstract: Since the early twentieth century; civilizationrsquo;s obsession with the moving image has helped it to go backwards instead of forwards. Because of the nature of the way moving images are proliferated especially during our present age of digital expansion; the past and the history of the past produce a cultural amnesia which creates a misperception that we are greatly ahead of our past. Much of this is because our continuous fascination with the moving image has undermined and effaced a Modernist reasoning which had been more concerned with searching for an internal depth in objects and things which were reflected in the human being. As a result of our visual thirst for the moving image which takes us away from this; we now live in a situation void of causal reasoning which makes it very easy for very little reason; or difficult; for well-justified reasoning to exist since our thirst and addiction to the moving image has seen a spiritual shift away from the search of internal value and meaning that has been tied to our culture and cultural perceptions. By tracing civilizationrsquo;s obsession with the Classical which it had once used as a lsquo;steadying metaphorrsquo; the paper attempts to explain some of the influences that have made us lose our focus on the importance of the internal and offers to explain why we are now more than ever before bereft of a focus for searching for the internal depth that exists within people; objects and things.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Complete guide is a little overstated. but overall good book.By sumacidalI dont know if the description specifies. but this is about building kit guitars. Although most of the same details apply to any guitar build. there are certain things when you are mixing suppliers and making stuff yourself that you wont get out of this book. although by taking bits and pieces from each separate build. you will get the brunt of it (just be ready to flip some pages). Exceptional photos and step-by-step instructions throughout. well-written and stays on point. Area most lacking is in fretting. as it uses pre-constructed necks for the builds. but also doesnt talk about leveling or polishing or any of that - maybe better for the beginner this book is aiming at. The relic techniques are interesting and probably pretty useful if you are into that. Gives you finishing techniques that dont require a spray booth (or gun). and basically just keeps it pretty simple. Some of the best written and illustrated setup (bridge and nut height) techniques that I can recall seeing in print. A great place for a beginner to guitar building to start. and will give a tinkerer some ideas to modify and improve their guitar.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A fantastic book if youre building guitars from kitsBy Bill MeneesThis is a fantastic book if youre building guitars from kits. It is well written and well illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. It contains lots of great info on getting professional-looking results using commonly available tools and finishing materials. Ive had it for a couple of years. and I still refer to it frequently.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Its a good reference for specifically assembling and finishing a guitar made ...By Dan DIts a good reference for specifically assembling and finishing a guitar made from kit pieces. Great overview of finish coating. setup. distressing the guitar (aesthetically) and assembling the components. Theres very little information about how to carve and build your own body or neck/fretboard.
