Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art: Part I

***Rescheduling this for obvious reasons -- July 4 is not the most opportune time to have this discussion and folk are likely unavailable*** Many people are familiar with the German philosopher Martin Heidegger through his widely considered magnum opus, Being and Time. But what did Heidegger after Being and Time think? How did his philosophical project evolve? Unbeknownst to general English-speaking audiences, Heidegger remained prolific throughout his life even though he did not produce an original work of the systematic caliber of Being and Time. In this meetup, we will focus on a text called the "The Origin of the Work of Art" published in 1935. The title is deceptively naive and belies what Heidegger is up to, which is nothing less than gesturing toward an answer to the fundamental question he has already raised in his prior work and simultaneously subjecting the present (or then present) cultural moment to scrutiny within that frame. This work serves as a gateway to Heidegger's post Being and Time thought both thematically and stylistically. The text consists of an introduction…