The Loss of the Human and the End of Boredom

Gere, Charles Edward (2015) The Loss of the Human and the End of Boredom. CounterText, 1 (3). pp. 289-303. ISSN 2056-4406

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Abstract

This paper looks at the role of boredom as central to the emergence of the human, and at its disappearance in our hypermediated culture. It does so through the works of Giorgio Agamben, in particular his discussions of the apparatus and of Stimmung, mood; his engagement with Heidegger's notion of boredom as Stimmung; and Agamben's radical reading of Aristotle's understanding of potentiality. Finally through a consideration of the relation between Agamben and John Cage and other avant-garde artists working with the idea of boredom, this paper examines the role of art in allowing boredom to reveal the fundamental inoperativity of the human, something that the culture of contemporary distraction and hypermediation disavows.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
CounterText
Subjects:
?? boredomgiorgio agambenapparatusaristotlemartin heideggerjacob von uexküllstimmungpotentialityjohn cageguy debord ??
ID Code:
124573
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Deposited On:
13 Apr 2018 09:22
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 17:44