Walter Benjamin and the Media : the spectacle of modernity
Benjamin, Walter, Kang, Jaeho
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 intersection between 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 Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today.
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 Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today.
సంవత్సరం:
2014
ప్రచురణకర్త:
Wiley;Polity
భాష:
english
పేజీల సంఖ్య:
274
ISBN 10:
1322024405
ISBN 13:
9781322024400
పుస్తక శ్రేణి:
Theory and media
ఫైల్:
EPUB, 300 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2014