Counterpoint as Medium

タイイホウ トイウ メディア

アリタ, ワタル

Arita, Wataru

オオサカ ダイガク ニンゲン カガクブ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

英語

対位法

メディア

repetition

counterpoint

media

The term of "counterpoint"has been well-known in the field of media studies today. It is probably one of the major reasons that Glenn Gould, an expert pianist noted for his contrapuntal performances, has been connected with Marshall McLuhan's media sutudy devoted himself. And besides, with the recent prosperity of cultural studies,the "contrapuntal"standpoint is getting much attention, for its emphasis on parallelism , plurality,complementality etc. But, on the other hand, "counterpoint" hasn't risen higher than the musical-figurative level yet, I think. So, this essay attempts to prove into the possibilities of the term as the concept of media studies. Part 1 confirms that the rhetoric of Giambattista Vico pioneeringly argued on the function of medium. Part 2 examines the Vico receptionin Marshall McLuhan, and the implications of the word counterpoint , from the viewpoint of media studies. Part 3 argues the nature of counterpoint as media, based on Edward Said's argument about repetition. Part 4 applys counterpoint to the viewpoint of media studies, making Glenn Gould as an example.

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