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Gene Youngblood

American media theorist (1942-2021) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 78

Gene Youngblood was an American theorist of media arts and politics, and a respected scholar in the history and theory of alternative cinemas. His best-known book, Expanded Cinema, was the first to consider video as an art form.

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He has been credited with helping to define and legitimate the fields of computer art and digital art.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2021 · aged 78