Elisabeth Van Meer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1468074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabeth Van Meer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Meer |
| SIGNATURE | VAN MEER E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games by Jaroslav Švelch
Reviewed by: Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games by Jaroslav Švelch Elisabeth van Meer (bio) Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games. By Jaroslav Švelch. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2018. Pp. 400. Hardcover $45. The first monograph to appear in MIT's Game Histories series, Gaming the Iron Curt…
Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations by Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot
Reviewed by: Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations by Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot Elisabeth van Meer (bio) Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations. By Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Pp. 396. $95. The European Union (EU) generates considerable controversy, much of it centered on its techno-economic legislative activities. For e…
The Transatlantic Pursuit of a World Engineering Federation: For the Profession, the Nation, and International Peace, 1918-48
In the aftermath of World War I, inspired by the work of Herbert Hoover and critical of traditional diplomacy, Czech and American engineers forged a transatlantic lobby for a World Engineering Federation (WEF). The WEF was to institutionalize technocratic internationalism, unify and elevate the power of the engineering profession, facilitate trade and economic progress across the Atlantic, and secure Czechoslovakia's independent future in an inte…
Text, Image, Flusser
This essay reviews two recent English translations, as well as one new introduction, to the work of Vilèm Flusser; a transnational continental philosopher of communication. Born into a Jewish family, Flusser fled Czechoslovakia in 1939, living and writing in Brazil and France, until his death in 1991. A critic of Marshal McLuhan, Flusser developed a history of communication explaining the transformation of prehistoric images into printed texts an…
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The Transatlantic Pursuit of a World Engineering Federation: For the Profession, the Nation, and International Peace, 1918-48
In the aftermath of World War I, inspired by the work of Herbert Hoover and critical of traditional diplomacy, Czech and American engineers forged a transatlantic lobby for a World Engineering Federation (WEF). The WEF was to institutionalize technocratic internationalism, unify and elevate the power of the engineering profession, facilitate trade and economic progress across the Atlantic, and secure Czechoslovakia's independent future in an inte…
Text, Image, Flusser
This essay reviews two recent English translations, as well as one new introduction, to the work of Vilèm Flusser; a transnational continental philosopher of communication. Born into a Jewish family, Flusser fled Czechoslovakia in 1939, living and writing in Brazil and France, until his death in 1991. A critic of Marshal McLuhan, Flusser developed a history of communication explaining the transformation of prehistoric images into printed texts an…
Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations by Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot
Reviewed by: Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations by Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot Elisabeth van Meer (bio) Writing the Rules for Europe: Experts, Cartels, and International Organizations. By Wolfram Kaiser and Johan Schot. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Pp. 396. $95. The European Union (EU) generates considerable controversy, much of it centered on its techno-economic legislative activities. For e…
Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games by Jaroslav Švelch
Reviewed by: Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games by Jaroslav Švelch Elisabeth van Meer (bio) Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games. By Jaroslav Švelch. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2018. Pp. 400. Hardcover $45. The first monograph to appear in MIT's Game Histories series, Gaming the Iron Curt…
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