The Game as a Possible Emancipatory Element in Art in Walter Benjamin

• Grant number: 23/14149-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2024
• End date: December 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Taisa Helena Pascale Palhares
• Grantee: Luigi Tonom Martin
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research aims to analyze how it is possible to relate the concept of the Game and the social function of the work of art for Benjamin, taking as a guiding thread the conceptual analysis of "second technique" (Zweite Technik) and "mimesis". By establishing such a relationship, it will be possible to envision an argumentative line indicating that the Game influences art of the time as it becomes associated with playfulness, amusement, and interpretive action, thereby promoting an emancipatory character in art.