Critique of Authenticity
Thomas Claviez/Britta Sweers/Kornelia Imesch (eds.)
Critique of Authenticity
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The volume provides a critical assessment of the concept of authenticity and gauges its role, significance and shortcomings in a variety of disciplinary contexts. Many of the contributions communicate with each other and thus acknowledge the enormous significance of this politically, morally, philosophically, and economically-charged concept that at the same time harbors dangerous implications and has been critically deconstructed. The volume shows that the alleged need or desire for authenticity is alive and kicking but oftentimes comes at a high price, connected to a culture of experts, authority and exclusionary strategies.
Contributors: Alessandro Ferrara, Dieter J. Wetzel, Thomas Claviez, Kornelia Imesch, Britta Sweers, Viola Marchi, Ryan Kopaitich, Marcello Ruta, Lea Hagmann, Franz Andres Morrissey, Marcello Sorce Keller, Tina K. Ramnarine, Timothy Campbell, Sophie Junge.
CONTENTS
Thomas Claviez, Britta Sweers, Kornelia Imesch
“Introduction”
PART 1. OVERTURE: AUTHENTICITY AT STAKE - A DEBATE
Alessandro Ferrara
“The Dual Paradox of Authenticity in the 21st Century”
Thomas Claviez
“The Dual Paradox of Authenticity in the 21st Century: A Response to Alessandro Ferrara”
Alessandro Ferrara
“Authenticity and Deconstruction: A Rejoinder”
PART 2. AUTHENTICITY: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS
Thomas Claviez
“A Critique of Authenticity and Recognition”
Timothy Campbell
“Authentic Power and Care as Repetition”
Viola Marchi
“The Alienation of the Common: A Look into the ‘Authentic Origin’ of Community”
Ryan Kopaitich
“Authentic Surfaces: Toward a Concept of Transformational Authenticity’”
PART 3. MUSIC AND AUTHENTICITY
Tina K. Ramnarine
“Hegel and Sibelius on the Starship Enterprise: Beyond the Frontiers of Musical Authenticity”
Marcello Sorce Keller
“How We Got Into ‘Authenticity’ and ‘Originality’ Thinking, and Why We Should Find a Way Out of It”
Marcello Ruta
“Ontology of Music and Authenticity: A Pragmatic Approach”
Lea Hagmann and Franz Andres Morrissey
“Multiple Authenticities of Folk Songs”
PART 4. AUTHENTICITY IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY: CASE STUDIES
Dietmar J. Wetzel
“Transformative Communities as Alternative Forms of Life? Conceptual Reflections and Empirical Findings”
Sophie Junge
“Authenticity Required: Writing the Visual History of AIDS in Current Art Exhibitions”
Kornelia Imesch
“Authenticity as Branding Tool: Generic Architecture Versus Critical Regionalism in the United Arab Emirates”
ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
WORKS CITED
INDEX