Walter Benjamin and the Media : the spectacle of modernity
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Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang's book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin's theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. The book provides a systematic and close reading of Benjamin's critical and provocative writings on the intersectionbetween media - from print to electronic - and modern experience, with reference to the information industry, the urban spectacle, and the aesthetic polit.Abstract: Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kangs book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Benjamin
Jaeho
Kang
Walter - Language
- English
- Series
- Theory and Media
- ISBN
- 9781322024400
- Release date
- 2014
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Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of ...