Language:
German
Description:
The monograph focuses on the “genius” as a figure of knowledge and representation in two discoursive and medial settings: first, texts from the Humanities and theory of science, in particular published between 1890 and 1920, and, second, subset feature films since the mid-1980ties, which re-echo the ‘cult of the genius’. The “genius” is considered to be a figure by which newly constituted academic disciplines managed to build up their professional identity, legitimated their methodologies, and reassured themselves of their own intellectual and creative powers. Furthermore, the book shows how imaginations of “ingenious” artists and masterminds, that refer to this historical period, are depicted in selected movies since the mid 1980ties.
Subject(s):
History ; Art ; Medical ; Genie, Geniekult um 1900, Wissens- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Interdisziplinäre Geisteswissenschaften, Medienwissenschaft, Zeitgeschichte, Kulturgeschichte ; Genius, Cult of the Genius around 1900, History of Knowledge and Science, Interdisciplinary Humanities, Media Studies, Contemporary History, Cultural History ; Contemporary History ; Cult of the Genius around 1900 ; Wissens- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte ; Interdisciplinary Humanities ; Zeitgeschichte ; Cultural History ; History of Knowledge and Science ; Kulturgeschichte ; Media Studies ; Genie ; Medienwissenschaft ; Geniekult um 1900 ; Genius ; Interdisziplinäre Geisteswissenschaften
ISBN:
9783205794813
ISBN:
3205794818
DOI:
10.26530/oapen_474630
Source:
De Gruyter eBooks
Source:
DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
Source:
De Gruyter Open Access
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