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Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Update: 2024-01-22
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Join us as we dive into Walter Benjamin's 1935 essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. In this episode we cover the history and context of this essay; the difference between mechanical production and traditional art production; Benjamin's changing relationship to Aura; film and the production of film.


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You can find any of the source material we discussed listed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MN8z6E8rGPH9QXQV728sh-FTZx5lPsZfyo7X2HaA_KI/edit?usp=sharing


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Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios  

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Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

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