Angst vor der Sprache. Zur Kritik der sprachkritischen Ikonologie
Angst vor der Sprache. Zur Kritik der sprachkritischen Ikonologie
Abstract
When Gottfried Boehm proclaimed the iconic turn twenty years ago, he initi-ated much more than an increased interest in iconological issues. In fact, his notion of the iconic turn is inextricably interwoven with a fundamental cri-tique of language. According to Boehm, bringing about an adequate under-standing of iconicity requires the recognition of an essential dichotomy be-tween word and image. This essay seeks to explain why Boehm’s iconology, by fostering such a dichotomy, is perpetuating the ancient Paragone dispute in a highly unproductive fashion. Moving on from this point of criticism, the essay works out the extend to which Boehm founds his theory of iconicity on an utterly one-sided conception of language. It also shows why Boehm’s lan-guage critical iconology amounts to a decidedly puristic idea of iconicity that is not only based on a deep-seated fear of language but also highly question-able.
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Iconic TurnVisual Studiesimage theorylanguage