{"product_id":"beyond-the-image-on-visual-culture-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","title":"Beyond the Image: On Visual Culture in the Twenty-First Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Sbordoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA guide to understanding the degraded state of images in the 21st century, from social media to AI and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom brainrot to deepfakes, from NFTs to AI slop, the function of the image in contemporary life has devolved from representation to the reproduction of capital, resulting in our Baudrillardean hyperreality. From the Kardashians to Donald Trump, from Pepe the Frog to Paris Hilton, the nihilism of the image is trending right now. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Image\u003c\/i\u003e is an attempted revaluation of visual culture in the age of video monetization and artificial intelligence. Across a collection of essays, the book makes a case for the continued aesthetic and epistemological significance of the image.\u003cbr\u003eItalian writer and editor \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Sbordoni\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1995) is the author of \u003ci\u003eSemiotics of the End: On Capitalism and the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e (Institute of Network Cultures, 2023) and \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Being: Symbolic \/ Diabolic\u003c\/i\u003e (Miskatonic Virtual University Press, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.3 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736553140445,"sku":"9789083605234","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/oWdikiGOng9789083605234.webp?v=1789879926","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-image-on-visual-culture-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}