Walter Benjamin and Film's Lack of Aura: 'The Work of Art' Part 2

An overview of Walter Benjamin's essay "The work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility," with an emphasis on Benjamin's account of film as a medium and its relationship to his concept of aura.

[wieldingcolor]

You are exceptional....I didn't sleep the whole of last night and I'm still up tonight trying to write an assignment discussion about Benjamin's theories in relation to Art History and New media and I FOUGHT SO HARD TO STAY AWAKE,  until I found you. You, have an exceptional talent to teach and word sentences in a way that are incredibly captivating and interesting. THE WORLD NEEDS teachers like you, you make all the difference in the world!!!!

[RockBottom]

Mr Schoning you are literally saving my life right now. i totally needed this for an assignment i have to write for filmschool. thanks for the help!! i was so lost

[teacupofwonder]

Thank you for this series professor!! I have this for one of my readings in my finals and we didn't discuss this essay in as much detail in class at all, even though it's soo dense. It's really helpful that you are elaborating on all these themes in-depth. Thank you so much!! I feel a little more confident about my finals because of you!

[misscraycray]

Thank you! Of great help in an assignment! Benjamin is easy to read but difficult to understand.

[Yodakaycool]

Ty. You make it so easy to understand.

[peppermorrison]

This has been so helpful. I read Benjamin's essay and was just like ???

[ni-izyu]

can i apply this essay towards boy bands/ girl groups in terms of the actors part

[densidad]

I've researching on Benjamin's notion of aura to develop an idea which goes like this: sampling and remix (in music production) can be conceived as a "post-auratic" form of music compositio that points towards the kind of political economy described by Jacques Attali's "composition" (in his "noise essay"). I found your account and explanation very enlightening, and thank you deeply for it. Can you share academic sources on the interpretation of the Benjamin's concepts?

[williampaulbeaugruendler]

I have old and original, one-of-a-kind 8mm home movies made in the 1950s filmed by my daddy and mommy that I mediate (project) on a tiny scale for small, worshipful family audiences; so, film as film can indeed be subjective and immediate and intimate, contra Benjamin.

[kevinmuendo]

how did it take me this long to find your account ??

[neerajjoshi]

he was a fan of what we call now gatekeeping

[alirezakhabir]

So can we say it about music too? Even a Bach piece can be recorded, edited and copied..

[geoycs]

I wish he wouldn’t rush and mumble. Is there a time limit?

[jhinjhin_]

i wonder if Benjamin considers anime as art