SHUSTERMAN,
R. (1991) Beneath Interpretation. In: D.R. HILEY, J.F. BOHMAN, and R.
SHUSTERMAN (Eds.) The Interpretive Turn. Cornell University Press. pp102-128
“Interpretation is
also practiced and theorized in terms of formal structure with the aim not so
much of exposing hidden meanings but of connecting unconcealed features and
surfaces so as to see and present the work as a well-related whole.” (p108)
Annotation
The
formal structure of interpretation
from a pragmatist
perspective seeks to connect the parts with the whole experience being interpreted. It is not so
much focused on simply revealing the hidden, it is more interested in the
connections between the internal and external features of an experience to
arrive at a full understanding
of its meaning.
This separates this from a phenomenological
approach that is concerned with revealing the hidden. So pragmatism supports interpretation and
synthesised with phenomenology
can provide a structure to not only examine an experience through the aesthetic, but also to
strengthen the validity of a phenomenological
methodology against accusations of being unscientific. Although a full Ihdean postphenomenology is not
what is being advocated, there are lessons in the synthesising the best of both
philosophies into a practical visual
communication methodology.
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