Production of Presence

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

Published by Stanford University Press 2004

Production of Presence

What Meaning Cannot Convey

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804767149

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About this book

Production of Presence is a comprehensive version of the thinking of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, one of the most consistently original literary scholars writing today. It offers a personalized account of some of the central theoretical movements in literary studies and in the humanities over the past thirty years, together with an equally personal view of a possible future. Based on this assessment of the past and the future of literary studies and the humanities, the book develops the provocative thesis that, through their exclusive dedication to interpretation, i.e. to the reconstruction and attribution of meaning, the humanities have become incapable of addressing a dimension in all cultural phenomena that is as important as the dimension of meaning. Interpretation alone cannot do justice to the dimension of "presence," a dimension in which cultural phenomena and cultural events become tangible and have an impact on our senses and our bodies. Production of Presence is a passionate plea for a rethinking and a reshaping of the intellectual practice within the humanities.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
User’s Manual Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Materialities / The Nonhermeneutic / Presence: An Anecdotal Account of Epistemological Shifts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Metaphysics: A Brief Prehistory of What Is Now Changing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Beyond Meaning: Positions and Concepts in Motion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Epiphany/Presentification/Deixis: Futures for the Humanities and Arts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
To Be Quiet for a Moment: About Redemption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173

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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: Literary Studies -- General Criticism and Theory; Philosophy -- Poststructuralism and Phenomenology

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Published: January 21, 2022
ISBN: 9780804767149