Conclusion Vital Media

• Published in: Cinematic Vitalism pp. 257 - 268
• Main Author: Pollmann, Inga
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 15.10.2017
• ISBN: 9462983658; 9789462983656
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048534005-007

By way of a conclusion, I would like to trace briefly the journey traveled in this book and indicate how the vital nexus between spectator, film form, and the philosophical and biological discourses on life outlined here connects to contemporary discussions in film theory and theory at large. These discussions concern the relationship between nature and culture and, by extension, the sciences and the humanities; the question of the body as an organism and its relationship to the (technologically mediated) environment; the nature of matter, organic and inorganic, and of affection as that which connects, disconnects, moves, and changes matter;