“…whatever can survive time has always been considered to be a classic. But the emphatically modern document no longer borrows this power of being a classic from the authority of a past…a modern work becomes a classic because it has once been authentically modern” (99)
I think this is Habermas overall point he is trying to convey in his writing. He is pretty much saying that nothing can ever really and truly be modern, because pretty soon what is considered modern will be “old” in a couple of months. A great example of this that first came to my mind were the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer’s. These sunglasses are really old….by really old I mean my grandfather still wears his! I never thought in a million years I would be caught in anything my grandfather is wearing and now not only do I own and love these sunglasses, but a large majority of kids attending Rollins have (I dare ay collect) these sunglasses. They are a timeless piece and have always been popular. I think Habermas would agree with me that these have survived time, and are still extremely popular today with our youth and in the Hollywood social scene.
This also relates back to what we discussed last Thursday in class about Lyotard. Lyotard suggests that nothing can be postmodern because something else will be commodified to beat it. I think we related this concept to the iPod. I mean…come one here…how many times is there going to be a smaller or bigger and newer iPod?
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You give a good example of something classic. Your connection to Lyotard is good too. Next time expand a bit more on your thoughts.
-Starfish
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