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University of California Press
- Cinema and Experience: Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism
summary
Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno—affiliated through friendship, professional ties, and argument—developed an astute philosophical critique of modernity in which technological media played a key role. This book explores in depth their reflections on cinema and photography from the Weimar period up to the 1960s. Miriam Bratu Hansen brings to life an impressive archive of known and, in the case of Kracauer, less known materials and reveals surprising perspectives on canonic texts, including Benjamin’s artwork essay. Her lucid analysis extrapolates from these writings the contours of a theory of cinema and experience that speaks to questions being posed anew as moving image culture evolves in response to digital technology.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xx
- Abbreviations
- pp. xxi-xxiv
- Part I. Kracauer
- 2. Curious Americanism
- pp. 40-72
- Part II. Benjamin
- 3. Actuality, Antinomies
- pp. 75-103
- 4. Aura: The Appropriation of a Concept
- pp. 104-131
- 5. Mistaking the Moon for a Ball
- pp. 132-162
- 6. Micky-Maus
- pp. 163-182
- 7. Play-Form of Second Nature
- pp. 183-204
- Part III. Adorno
- 8. The Question of Film Aesthetics
- pp. 207-250
- Part IV. Kracauer in Exile
- 9. Theory of Film
- pp. 253-280
- Further Reading, Production Notes
- pp. 403-406
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520950139
Related ISBN(s)
9780520265592
MARC Record
OCLC
760992248
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No