{"product_id":"ontographies-lorenz-engell-9781804132463","title":"Ontographies: A Media Philosophy of Immanence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOntographies\u003c\/em\u003e proposes a radical shift, moving beyond the crisis of representation by embracing a philosophy of immanence, and offering a vital new perspective for understanding our media-saturated world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn light of recent media developments in algorithmic, digital and picture-based mediaspheres, we must accept that received models of representation (in politics, in the realm of signs, in philosophies of consciousness) have long since collapsed. Nothing stands for anything any longer; the world has a massive media ontological problem. This book provides readers with a way to, if not cope with this problem, then at least map it and thereby to think beyond it. The volume sets out the concept of ontographies as a completely different form of access to the world, one that can overtake (and ultimately replace) the media ontological challenge of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a rich tapestry of examples--from Wes Anderson's \u003cem\u003eThe Darjeeling Limited\u003c\/em\u003e and Oscar Cavandoli's \u003cem\u003eLa Linea\u003c\/em\u003e to analogue photography and algorithmic computation--\u003cem\u003eOntographies \u003c\/em\u003eargues that the world does not operate via hierarchical structures of signification (signifier\/signified, beings\/Being, subject\/object) but by way of immanent, operative processes of inscription that blur the boundaries between recording and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhatever exists comes into being through graphic operations: ontography. Indeed, the world exists solely insofar as it operatively records and describes or is being recorded and described. This compelling, refreshing book presents a bold and provocative intervention in media philosophy, challenging the dominant frameworks of representation, ontology and mediation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorenz Engell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804132462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804132463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Exeter Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Lorenz Engell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437587247359,"sku":"9781804132463","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0461278-a354-413d-b119-fa434dc659c6.jpg?v=1777162745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ontographies-lorenz-engell-9781804132463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}