Aeroscopics

Media of the Bird's-Eye View
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-520-35548-4
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

In 1900, Paris had no skyscrapers, no tourist helicopters, no drones. Yet well before aviation made aerial views more accessible, those who sought such vantages had countless options available to them. They could take in the vista from an observation ride, see a painting of the view from Notre-Dame, or overlook a miniature model city. In Aeroscopics, Patrick Ellis offers a history of the view from above, written from below. Richly illustrated and premised upon extensive archival work, this interdisciplinary study reveals the forgotten media available to the public in the Balloon Era and after. Ellis resurrects these neglected spectacles as “aeroscopics,” opening up new possibilities for the history of aerial vision.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Spotting the Spot
1. The Panoramic Altitude
2. The Panstereorama
3. Vertigo Effects
4. Observation Rides
5. The Aeroplane Gaze
Conclusion: First Flights

Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Ellis is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Tampa.