"모든 것에 의미를 부여하는 시대" 우리가 잃어버린 '감각'에 대하여 | 수전 손택의 『해석에 반하여』

"Are we so busy searching for meaning that we're losing sight of the 'emotion'?" The book we'll be reading today is Susan Sontag's legendary debut, "Against Interpretation." We search for interpretations even when watching a movie, and we obsess over the hidden meanings of works of art. Sixty years ago, in 1966, the 33-year-old genius critic Susan Sontag warned, "Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual on art." In a solemn era dominated by grand narratives and ideologies, she championed the Beatles, B-movies, and the unconventional aesthetic of "camp," proclaiming, "Don't delve into the content, just experience it." This book, which returns on December 31, 2025, in a new translation by Hong Han-byeol, will hopefully reawaken our senses, dulled by analysis. 00:00 Opening: The Appearance of Susan Sontag, the 33-Year-Old Genius Critic 04:42 Reading 1: "Interpretation is revenge on art" 11:38 On the "sensibility" we've lost in an age of meaning overload 14:47 Sontag's strategy for breaking through the established intellectual world with meticulous logic 19:49 Reading 2: Notes on "Camp," a tacky and exaggerated aesthetic 24:32 A problematic essay that overturned the conventional wisdom of the contemporary art world 26:04 Conclusion: Our present, predicted 60 years ago #ProfessorLee'sBooksandPeople #AgainstInterpretation #SusanSontag #WillBook #HongHanByeol #Humanities #Philosophy #Aesthetics #ArtCriticism #Camp #LadyGaga #ContemporaryIntellect #BookReview #BookTuber #Reading All content on "ProfessorLee'sBooksandPeople" is copyrighted by Culture Production Co., Ltd. It is in "Possibilities". Copyright 2026. Possibilities Cultural Production Center All rights reserved.