the desire to be sad: “tragically beautiful“ art & romanticizing mental illness
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i used to document my moody preteen life by writing diary entries. as i read through my past diaries, i incorporate philosophy about the pleasure in causing self-pain, the importance of meaning, and research about the effects of sad art.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 intro
6:16 the search for meaning in suffering
15:35 sad art
20:17 are mentally ill people more creative & deep?
24:00 why do we enjoy sad music?
27:53 the morals of sad art
29:51 closing off my diaries
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SOURCES:
Arens, E. A., & Stangier, U. (2020). “Sad as a Matter of Evidence: The Desire for Self-Verification Motivates the Pursuit of Sadness in Clinical Depression.“
Dunn, E. (2017). “BLUE IS THE NEW BLACK: HOW POPULAR CULTURE IS ROMANTICIZING MENTAL ILLNESS.“
Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
Mina Le. “the tumblr girl is coming back.“
McCloskey, I. (2020). ““I Saw It In A Movie”: Film Representations of the Mentally Ill Community & its GIF Transmediation onto Tumblr.“
Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morality
Noetic Films. “Viktor Frankl: Why Meaning Matters.“
Philosophy Tube. “YouTube: Art or Reality? | Philosophy Tube.“
Vidamaly, S., & Lee, S. L. (2021). “Young Adults’ Mental Illness Aesthetics on Social Media.“
Vuoskoski, J. K., Thompson, W. F., McIlwain, D., & Eerola, T. (2012). “Who Enjoys Listening to Sad Music and Why?“
Waddell, C. (1998). “Creativity and Mental Illness: Is There a Link?“
Zembylas, M. (2008). “Trauma, justice and the politics of emotion: the violence of sentimentality in education, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education.“ DOI:
MUSIC:
Abel Korzeniowski: “Table for Two“
Chopin: Prelude No.7
Mozart: Sonata No. 12, K. 332, 2nd mov.
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante defunte
tags: tumblr girl, tumblr revival, tumblr is coming back, 2010s tumblr era, sad girl, sad aesthetic, romanticizing mental illness, glorifying mental illness, romanticizing depression social anxiety, nietzsche, foucault, girl interrupted, social commentary, internet analysis, video essay, analysis video, philosophy, movie film tv show, social media, sad music, mitski, lana del ray, tiktok, shanspeare, jordan theresa, cj the x, tiffany ferg, alice cappelle, contrapoints, philosophy tube, madisyn brown, chad chad
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