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A comment on John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ Exploded a Discipline.

Re:John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ Exploded a Discipline by hansjorg on Friday December 06, 2019 @01:29PM (#21724629)
I'm glad to learn that the BBC also aired a response to "Civilisation".

That's one of the few TV programmes I've ever seen that I'd label as repulsive.

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Re:John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ Exploded a Discipline by searine on Friday December 06, 2019 @01:33PM (#21724668)
Why was it repulsive?
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Re:John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ Exploded a Discipline by hansjorg on Friday December 06, 2019 @01:48PM (#21724796)
It's violence couched in aesthetics and academic language.

If you want something, take it. Don't spend 650 minutes insulting the universe by trying to weasel your way into having earned it.

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Re:John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ Exploded a Discipline by searine on Friday December 06, 2019 @02:19PM (#21725063)
I'm not an art historian, and when I watched either of the two shows I found them interesting and insightful so I really don't have a dog in this fight, but I'd like to understand the criticism of each.

I don't understand what you mean by "It's violence couched in aesthetics and academic language."

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