The volume aims at taking the materiality of past media devices seriously and explores the
heuristic possibilities of an experimental study of these devices. It offers a sophisticated …

Contemporary media scholarship is dominated by 'always already new'media, particularly
those subsumed under the umbrella of digital media and computer technologies. 1 Media …

This article investigates sound practices in home video. Home video manuals and
magazines recommended specific strategies for dealing with sound, often with the goal of …

The hands-on and experimental approach of DEMA offers the unique opportunity to
'grasp'media and communication technologies in their concrete materiality and tangibility …

This article addresses the challenges that media historians face when they aim to
reconstruct the early history of YouTube. Since the platform is constantly adapting its …

A multitude of devices and technological tools now exist to make, share, and store memories
and moments with family, friends, and even strangers. Memory practices such as home …

In the current digital age, media amateurs seem to have taken over a large part of cultural
production and revised traditional hierarchies between pro-fessionals and amateurs. This …

This contribution explores the materiality and histories of use of 9.5 mm film and the Pathé
Baby projector and camera. In December 1922, the French film production company Pathé …

ES Resumen: En este artículo analizamos el cine doméstico como objeto de estudio para la
antropología. Para ello, se han utilizado las diferentes etapas de vida por las que pasan …

This article explores amateur film practices in the Greater Region, an area encompassing
the border regions of France, Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg. The region often …