Johnston, S. F. (2017) Holograms: the story of a word and its cultural uses. Leonardo: Art Science and Technology, 50(5), pp. 493-499. (doi: 10.1162/LEON_a_01329)
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Abstract
Holograms reached popular consciousness during the 1960s, leaving audiences alternately fascinated, bemused or inspired. Their impact was conditioned by earlier cultural associations and successive re-imaginings by wider publics. Attaining their peak of public visibility during the 1980s, holograms more recently have been found in our pockets (as identity documents) and in our minds (as video gaming fantasies and “faux hologram” performers) than in front of our eyes. The most enduring popular understandings of the word evoke the traditional appeals of magic and galvanize hopeful technological dreams. This paper explores the mutating cultural uses of the term “hologram” as markers of magic, modernity and optimism.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Johnston, Professor Sean |
Authors: | Johnston, S. F. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
Journal Name: | Leonardo: Art Science and Technology |
Publisher: | MIT Press |
ISSN: | 0024-094X |
ISSN (Online): | 1530-9282 |
Published Online: | 11 July 2016 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 MIT Press |
First Published: | First published in Leonardo 50(5): 493-499 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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