Imaginary encounters: Walter Benjamin and the aura of photography
This article explores Walter Benjamin's famous concept of the aura in relation to his writings on photography. Although Benjamin's "Artwork" essay charges photography with the decline of the aura of the traditional artwork, his essay on photography complicates this historical nar...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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