Głód autentyczności: o pewnym projekcie świata wpisanego w przekaz

Abstract

The article analyses authenticity as a subject of interdisciplinary research undertaken by scholars from various fields e.g. philosophers of culture, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, criminologists or art historians. The subject of authenticity features very strongly in discussions on audiovisual communication and on the status of texts in culture. The article approaches authenticity also from the points of view of anthropology, psychology of culture (notably the phenomena of face and persona) as well as with reference to interaction ritual (the theory of E. Goffman) and Baudrillard’s theory of simulation. The article discusses the assessment of authenticity in selected scientific disciplines and research paradigms as well.