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Walter Benjamin - The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducability

Walter Benjamin - The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducability

FromCritical Media Studies


Walter Benjamin - The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducability

FromCritical Media Studies

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode Barry and Mike wrestle with the idea of updating Benjamin's article "The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility." Of the many questions that they attempt to address, perhaps the central one is: Can we update Bejmanin's theory and still maintain its philosophical integrity? Or has the digitization of virtually all media created an environment where his terms remain useful as a starting point, but ultimately anachronistic? Spoiler alert - They do not reach a definitive conclusion. However, as with most of the episodes, they do wander into new questions and attempt to draw useful conclusions. This one was fun, but a bit messy.
Released:
Oct 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (68)

The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.