MATERIAL NOISE

An argument that theoretical works can signify through their materialitytheir noise, or such nonsemantic elements as typographya s well as their semantic content.In Material Noise, Anne Royston argues that theoretical works signify through their materialitysuc h nonsemantic elements as typography or coloras well as their semantic content. Examining works by Jacques Derrida, Avital Ronell, Georges Bataille, and other well-known theorists, Royston considers their materiality and designwhich she terms noiseas integral to their meaning. ...[Read more]