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Critical Theory and Phenomenology

Polemics, Appropriations, Perspectives

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Authors:
  1. Christian Ferencz-Flatz

    1. Alexandru Dragomir Institute for Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

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  • Uniquely and extensively covers the phenomenological heritage of critical theory
  • Brings together a historical account of disparate fields with analysis and applications in media theory
  • Documents the early theoretical entanglements between phenomenology, critical theory and neopositivism

Part of the book series: Contributions to Phenomenology (CTPH, volume 125)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. The Function of Pre-theoretical Experience in Critical Theory and Phenomenology

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 1-18

  3. Eidetic Intuition and Physiognomic Interpretation

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 19-39

  4. Adorno’s Genetic Phenomenology

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 41-52

  5. On Radio. Phenomenology and Critical Media Studies

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 53-63

  6. Benjamin and the Essence of Phenomenology

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 65-82

  7. Tactile Reception and Life-Worldly Circumspection

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 83-94

  8. History at the Crossroads: Heidegger and Surrealism

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 95-115

  9. Statistic Intersubjectivity. A Phenomenology of Television Audiences

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 117-131

  10. Kracauer: The Birth of Dialectics from Phenomenological Sociology

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 133-169

  11. Sancho Panza and the Dialectics of Historic Film

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 171-191

  12. Conclusion

    • Christian Ferencz-Flatz
    Pages 193-196

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 197-198
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About this book

This book outlines the most important points of intersection between early phenomenology and critical theory. It develops extensive analyses’ of specific instruments of the phenomenological method such as eidetic intuition and the procedures of genetic phenomenology.  These procedures were both criticized and reappropriated by some of the most notable early critical theorists such as Adorno, Benjamin, Kracauer and Marcuse. As such, the book offers the first extensive account of the important phenomenological heritage of critical theory.

This book also attests to the versatility of the phenomenological method, which can be shown to have influenced a wide array of approaches within the critical tradition. The chapters focus on these early critical theorists and also discuss the applications of their methods within the treatment of numerous media-theory issues. In so doing, the book shows how fertile a critically reappropriated phenomenology may prove for tackling contemporary media phenomena such as television, film and advertising.  This volume appeals to students and researchers working in the crosshairs of phenomenology, critical theory, and media studies.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Alexandru Dragomir Institute for Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

    Christian Ferencz-Flatz

About the author

Christian Ferencz-Flatz (n. 1981) is a researcher at the Alexandru Dragomir Institute for Philosophy and an associated professor at the National University of Theatre and Film. He is a former fellow of the Alexander Humboldt Foundation. His research interests concern classical german phenomenology, critical theory, film and image theories. His most recent publications include the monographs Sehen Als-ob. Ästhetik und Pragmatik in Husserls Bildlehre (Bautz, 2016) and Filmul ca situație socială (Tact, 2018), as well as the 2016 and 2018 issues of Studia Phaenomenologica: Film and Phenomenology (with J. Hanich) and The Promise of Genetic Phenomenology (with A. Staiti).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Critical Theory and Phenomenology

  • Book Subtitle: Polemics, Appropriations, Perspectives

  • Authors: Christian Ferencz-Flatz

  • Series Title: Contributions to Phenomenology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27615-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27614-9Published: 16 May 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27617-0Due: 16 June 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27615-6Published: 15 May 2023

  • Series ISSN: 0923-9545

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1915

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 198

  • Topics: Phenomenology, Critical Theory, Media Studies

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