Critique of Authenticity

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.

CONTENIDO:

List of figures and tables

Introduction, by Thomas Claviez, Kornelia Imesch, Britta Sweers

- Part 1. Overture: Authenticity at stake ? a debate

1 The dual paradox of authenticity in the 21st century. Alessandro Ferrara
2 The dual paradox of authenticity in the 21st century: a response to Alessandro Ferrara. Thomas Claviez
3 Authenticity and deconstruction: a rejoinder. Alessandro Ferrara

- Part 2. Authenticity: theoretical and philosophical reflections

4 A critique of authenticity and recognition. Thomas Claviez
5 Authentic power and care as repetition. Timothy Campbell
6 ?The alienation of the common?: a look into the ?authentic origin? of community. Viola Marchi
7 Authentic surfaces: toward a concept of transformational authenticity. Ryan Kopaitich

- Part 3. Music and authenticity

8 Hegel and Sibelius on the Starship Enterprise: beyond the frontiers of musical authenticity. Tina K. Ramnarine
9 How we got into ?authenticity? and ?originality? thinking, and why we should find a way out of it. Marcello Sorce Keller
10 Ontology of music and authenticity ? a pragmatic approach. Marcello Ruta
11 Multiple authenticities of folk songs. Lea Hagmann and Franz Andres Morrissey

- Part 4. Authenticity in culture and society: case studies

12 Transformative communities as alternative forms of life? Conceptual reflections and empirical findings (co-housing in Switzerland). Dietmar J. Wetzel
13 Authenticity required: writing the visual history of AIDS in current art exhibitions. Sophie Junge
14 Authenticity as branding tool: generic architecture versus critical regionalism in the United Arab Emirates and in Qatar. Kornelia Imesch

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Works Cited
Index