BLITZKRIEG / Friedrich KITTLER / Germany
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FRIEDRICH ADOLF KITTLER – was born in 1943 in Rochlitz. Media philosopher. His family fled with him to West Germany in 1958. A Doctor of Philosophy. His main thesis: all our knowledge and all we see as true is determined by the technical device that is used by our culture. In the centre of attention is the network of technical device and institutions which help any culture execute addressing, memorizing and processing of the data. He is influenced by Jacques Lacan’s and Michel Foucault’s writings . In 1984, he earned his Habilitation in the field of Modern German Literary History. This was considered a pioneering work for Culturology, Literary theory and Mediology in Germany.
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