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This volume makes an incisive contribution to the field of philosophy of culture, filling a gap between the relevant scholarship in cultural studies and philosophy. In outlining the potential of Wittgenstein’s philosophy for the study and criticism of popular culture, it aims to establish his work as an alternative or addition to existing approaches (Marxist, post-structuralist, etc.) in the field of popular culture theory. The essays outline the methodological framework of Wittgensteinian approaches to philosophy and conceptual analysis. Each essay demonstrates their merits by looking at particular examples such as analyses of popular films and TV series, detective fiction, comics, or shared practices of fandom. Thus, we encounter varieties of what it means to engage with approaches to criticism of pop in a Wittgensteinian way.
“This exciting new book demonstrates the continuing relevance of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, taking it into new areas of culture and applying it to a diverse range of pop culture subjects.” —Dr. Jerry Goodenough, Honorary Lecturer, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies Member, Philosophy, University of East Anglia Norwich, England.
Bernhard Stricker is postdoctoral researcher at TU Dresden, working on the intersections between philosophy and literary/cultural studies.
Martin Urschel is a film scholar and writer whose research focuses on genre conventions in films and television, patterns of (anti-)conformism, and the uses of Wittgenstein’s philosophical method for film and media studies.
Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Wittgenstein and Popular Culture; Abbreviations; 1. What Is “Pop Culture”? Critical Notes towards a Wittgensteinian Approach - Daniel Sharp; 2. Wittgenstein and the Methodological Foundations of the Humanities - Oskari Kuusela; 3. Wittgenstein and the Origin of Political Irony in Popular Culture: From Italian Thought to Norbert Davis’ Novel The Mouse in the Mountain -Sara Fortuna; 4. Television as Paradigm of Popular Culture - Sandra Laugier; 5. Going to the Pictures with Roger Scruton - Sophie-Grace Chappell; 6. Popular Games and the Feeling of Self - Gunter Gebauer; 7. Wittgenstein and the Photography of Everyday Life - Alexander Berg; 8. Ladders, Signposts, and a Message in a Bottle: Wittgenstein and Janosch on the “Art of Living”- Bernhard Stricker; 9. Wittgenstein in Comics - Monika Schmitz-Emans; 10. This Is the Way: Wittgenstein and The Mandalorian Helping Us Understand Knowledge - Rhiannon Grant; 11. Wittgenstein-Pop - Fabian Goppelsröder; 12. Wittgensteinian Style: Defending Pop with Ethan Coen’s Thesis on Wittgenstein and His Film A Serious Man - Martin Urschel; Notes on Contributors; Index