[lbo-talk] Re: Fidel

[Carrol Cox]

There was an article either in LRB or NLR demonstrating that the
outpouring of grief for Diana was mostly media-created and not
participated in by a large proportion of the citizenry.

Carrol

Michael Pollak wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 8 May 2003, Brad DeLong wrote:
> 
> > But consider the reaction of the British public to the death of Diana
> > Spenser...
> 
> IMHO, that made pretty straightforward sense as a drama of social
> representations.  Kind of like the OJ trial here.  It allowed people to
> express strong emotions in relief.  A fissure in the tectonics of social
> symbology.
> 
> I'm actually a big fan of Smith's _The Theory of Moral Sentiments_ but I
> think his theory of tragedy, while delightfully worded, is wrong.  Tragic
> heroes represent societies, or split societies, or warring ways of life.
> Their fates are more compelling than others' because they represent
> multitudes.  Their rises and falls embody the fate of thousands.
> 
> Michael
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