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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Cultural_Commentary gptkb:literary_criticism |
gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Frankfurt_School
gptkb:Marxism gptkb:Modernism gptkb:Postmodernism gptkb:Surrealism Critical theory |
gptkbp:birth_date |
1892-07-15
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gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Berlin
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gptkbp:child |
Miriam Benjamin
Stefan Benjamin |
gptkbp:concept |
gptkb:Lightning_Release
gptkb:Angel_of_History cultural criticism historical materialism the role of myth in history the role of memory in history the relationship between art and politics the critique of capitalism the relationship between history and memory the role of the artist in society the role of the historian dialectical images the flâneur the relationship between history and politics the significance of the past in shaping the future the role of the critic in society the critique of historical determinism the impact of technology on art the critique of enlightenment rationality the critique of bourgeois culture the critique of progress the importance of context in historical analysis historical materialism vs. idealism messianic time the critique of historical narratives the critique of historical objectivity the critique of historical progress the idea of redemption in history the impact of modernity on perception the importance of allegory in history the importance of fragments in history the importance of the collective memory in history the past as a constellation the relationship between history and art criticism the relationship between history and experience the relationship between history and ideology the relationship between history and narrative the relationship between history and philosophy. the relationship between history and storytelling the relationship between history and trauma the role of technology in shaping culture the role of the spectator in art the significance of the archive in history the significance of the avant-garde the significance of the everyday in history the significance of the past in the present the significance of the present in history the tension between past and present the critique of historical narratives in literature the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction |
gptkbp:contribution |
philosophy of history
critique of modernity the relationship between history and memory the impact of capitalism on culture the concept of the flâneur the critique of consumer culture the role of technology in art the significance of the avant-garde analysis of culture and society the analysis of the commodity form the critique of historical materialism the exploration of the concept of aura the exploration of the dialectical image the study of the impact of mass media on society theory of art and aesthetics the analysis of the relationship between technology and art. the examination of the relationship between art and politics |
gptkbp:death_date |
1940-09-26
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gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:Portbou
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Freiburg
gptkb:University_of_Munich |
gptkbp:field |
gptkb:literary_analysis
gptkb:philosophy gptkb:literary_criticism cultural studies aesthetics |
gptkbp:has_influence_on |
Contemporary art
Cultural studies Film theory Literary theory Digital humanities Postcolonial studies Critical pedagogy Philosophy of history Media theory Visual culture studies |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Walter Benjamin
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Hannah_Arendt
gptkb:Theodor_Adorno gptkb:Jacques_Derrida gptkb:Michel_Foucault gptkb:Walter_Mignolo Walter Benjamin's influence on contemporary thought |
gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud gptkb:Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel gptkb:Karl_Marx |
gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:The_Work_of_Art_in_the_Age_of_Mechanical_Reproduction
gptkb:The_Arcades_Project gptkb:Theses_on_the_Philosophy_of_History theory of history historical materialism the flâneur theory of aura |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:German
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gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Lightning_Release
gptkb:The_Angel_of_History Flâneur The dialectical image History as a constellation |
gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Arcades_Project
gptkb:Illuminations gptkb:One-Way_Street gptkb:Theses_on_the_Philosophy_of_History |
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:translator
gptkb:essayist gptkb:literary_analysis gptkb:editor |
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Dora_Sophie_Pollak
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gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Arcades_Project
gptkb:Illuminations gptkb:One-Way_Street gptkb:Theses_on_the_Philosophy_of_History The Origin of German Tragic Drama |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Karl_Marx
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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