From art after Auschwitz towards the sociology of disrespect of Buchenwald.

Authors

  • Francesc Hernàndez i Dobón
  • Benno Herzog

Keywords:

Estética, Escuela de Frankfurt, Holocausto, Honneth, reconocimiento, desprecio

Abstract

The aesthetic works of the Frankfurt School have hardly received attention by contemporary sociology. However, this paper shows the relevance of aesthetic theory for the critical understanding of the social world. For this purpose, we discuss the contradictions raised by the critical theory of society, especially after Auschwitz, and we reflect on how to conceive the inconceivable when the tools of the Enlightenment are intrinsically guilty. Finally, we propose the mosaic of the aesthetic sociology of disrespect as a possibility to overcome the paradoxes of Auschwitz. This procedure is related to the artistic production about the concentration camp of Buchenwald.

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Published

2017-01-29

How to Cite

Hernàndez i Dobón, F. and Herzog, B. (2017) “From art after Auschwitz towards the sociology of disrespect of Buchenwald”., Debats. Journal on culture, power and society, 130(2). Available at: https://revistadebats.net/article/view/1681 (Accessed: 21 November 2024).

Issue

Vol. 130 No. 2 (2016)

Section

MISCELLANEOUS

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