In their discussion of the interpretation of the literary work of fi ction, Peter Lamarque and St... more In their discussion of the interpretation of the literary work of fi ction, Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen explain that: "Literary appreciation is the appreciation of how a work interprets and develops the general themes which the reader identifi es through the application of thematic concepts. […] The thematic concepts are, by themselves, vacuous. They cannot be separated from the way they are 'anatomized' in literature and other cultural discourses" (Lamarque and Olsen: 399). The subtle unravelling of the work's thematic concepts relies on the context of its reception, with its idiosyncratic sensitivities and cultural sensibilities of that time and place. However, cultural sensitivity also has a dark side as it may occasionally ignite a sort of allergic reaction to a work, identifying it as a threat that must be eliminated. My paper examines the case of literary censorship in Israel. Three partially banned works of fi ction refl ect three aspects of the Israeli right-wing anxiety concerning the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict: The futility of sacrifi cing Israeli soldiers' lives, the acknowledgement of the Palestinian perspective, and, fi nally, the possibility of defl ecting the animosity between the two nations to a point of allowing for mutual love.
British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Jan 23, 2020
The Sublime Reader, edited by Robert Clewis, provides a broad selection of 38 authors who attempt... more The Sublime Reader, edited by Robert Clewis, provides a broad selection of 38 authors who attempt to describe, analyse, and explain that elusive object, feeling or experience consisting of “both el...
This paper describes an experimental course in the preparation of art teachers. The goal of the c... more This paper describes an experimental course in the preparation of art teachers. The goal of the course was to engage final-year art students in thinking about the fundamental questions in aesthetic education and in considering various views of their roles as teachers of art. The classes presented a dialogue between two teachers: a philosopher of art and an artist. We discussed the social justification of art, the place of art in education and more generally the portrayal of visual culture in philosophical thought. The bibliography for the course comprised a list of basic texts in aesthetic education, from Friedrich Schiller to Nelson Goodman. In class we linked the range of philosophical views examined to the artistic exploration of themes (mainly in contemporary and local art). The course also incorporated guest speakers who presented their own projects relating to different meeting points of art and education, including social-activist artists, curators, philosophers of education and school architects. The article presents the rationale for the course, its method and a sample of its content.
In their discussion of the interpretation of the literary work of fi ction, Peter Lamarque and St... more In their discussion of the interpretation of the literary work of fi ction, Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen explain that: "Literary appreciation is the appreciation of how a work interprets and develops the general themes which the reader identifi es through the application of thematic concepts. […] The thematic concepts are, by themselves, vacuous. They cannot be separated from the way they are 'anatomized' in literature and other cultural discourses" (Lamarque and Olsen: 399). The subtle unravelling of the work's thematic concepts relies on the context of its reception, with its idiosyncratic sensitivities and cultural sensibilities of that time and place. However, cultural sensitivity also has a dark side as it may occasionally ignite a sort of allergic reaction to a work, identifying it as a threat that must be eliminated. My paper examines the case of literary censorship in Israel. Three partially banned works of fi ction refl ect three aspects of the Israeli right-wing anxiety concerning the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict: The futility of sacrifi cing Israeli soldiers' lives, the acknowledgement of the Palestinian perspective, and, fi nally, the possibility of defl ecting the animosity between the two nations to a point of allowing for mutual love.
British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Jan 23, 2020
The Sublime Reader, edited by Robert Clewis, provides a broad selection of 38 authors who attempt... more The Sublime Reader, edited by Robert Clewis, provides a broad selection of 38 authors who attempt to describe, analyse, and explain that elusive object, feeling or experience consisting of “both el...
This paper describes an experimental course in the preparation of art teachers. The goal of the c... more This paper describes an experimental course in the preparation of art teachers. The goal of the course was to engage final-year art students in thinking about the fundamental questions in aesthetic education and in considering various views of their roles as teachers of art. The classes presented a dialogue between two teachers: a philosopher of art and an artist. We discussed the social justification of art, the place of art in education and more generally the portrayal of visual culture in philosophical thought. The bibliography for the course comprised a list of basic texts in aesthetic education, from Friedrich Schiller to Nelson Goodman. In class we linked the range of philosophical views examined to the artistic exploration of themes (mainly in contemporary and local art). The course also incorporated guest speakers who presented their own projects relating to different meeting points of art and education, including social-activist artists, curators, philosophers of education and school architects. The article presents the rationale for the course, its method and a sample of its content.
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