By the way, I've been to D. C. many times; not once did I feel eager enough to join the crowd to see the Declaration and the Constitution! Perhaps next time.
Yes, there is a Continental philosopher who explored the relationship between an original (thing, image, event, performance, etc.) and its reproduction(s)--Walter Benjamin in his classic essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." The essay was written at the beginning stages of the increasing popularity of photography, film-making, audio recordings, etc. Benjamin wanted to investigate the philosophical, historical, and political implications of these advancing technologies. There is some controversy surrounding this essay because there are two versions of it each containing a different conclusion, one being more Marxist than the other in that it delves into what Benjamin believed to be the liberatory potential of these technologies. Interestingly, the central concept in Benjamin's analysis is already contained in your essay--"aura."
By the way, I've been to D. C. many times; not once did I feel eager enough to join the crowd to see the Declaration and the Constitution! Perhaps next time.
Yeah, the line was one of the things that deterred us too.
Yes, there is a Continental philosopher who explored the relationship between an original (thing, image, event, performance, etc.) and its reproduction(s)--Walter Benjamin in his classic essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." The essay was written at the beginning stages of the increasing popularity of photography, film-making, audio recordings, etc. Benjamin wanted to investigate the philosophical, historical, and political implications of these advancing technologies. There is some controversy surrounding this essay because there are two versions of it each containing a different conclusion, one being more Marxist than the other in that it delves into what Benjamin believed to be the liberatory potential of these technologies. Interestingly, the central concept in Benjamin's analysis is already contained in your essay--"aura."
Hm, I wonder if I actually read that essay as an undergrad... it's kind of ringing a bell. Thanks!