{"product_id":"walter-benjamin-and-the-media-the-spectacle-of-modernity-hardback-9780745645209","title":"Walter Benjamin and the Media; The Spectacle of Modernity (Hardback) 9780745645209","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWalter Benjamin and the Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Spectacle of Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJaeho Kang (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745645209, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e196 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Walter Benjamin and the Media Jaeho Kang strikes a near perfect balance between biographical narrative and theoretical analysis. In doing so, Benjamin�s media critique is fully contextualised removing any notion of obsolescence which may arise from a contemporary reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For too long Walter Benjamin's lapidary texts have merely sparkled in the distance, unintegrated into everyday analyses of media and communications research. Jaeho Kang's fluent and energetic new reading of Benjamin's writings on radio, storytelling, media industries, and urban culture reinvigorates our connection with this great 20th century thinker of cultural change. Kang's beautifully organised book provides us with a welcome toolkit for grasping today's high-speed reconfiguration of our once familiar media landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNick Couldry, London School of Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We know of Walter Benjamin in several guises: failed academic, brilliant journalist, messianic writer. But do we really know about Benjamin the media theorist, beyond �Work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction�?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJaeho Kang takes us across disciplines along the intensely original intellectual journey that led Benjamin to the media. Brilliant and grave, erudite and luminous, Kang�s book invites us to share Benjamin�s incandescent curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Kang's exploration of the relationship between Banjamin's media theorizing of McLuhan and Baudrillard renders Walter Benjamin and the Media a substantial achievement that is well worth a read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWalter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang’s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin’s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book provides a systematic and close reading of Benjamin’s critical and provocative writings on the intersection between media - from print to electronic - and modern experience, with reference to the information industry, the urban spectacle, and the aesthetic politics. Bringing Benjamin’s thought into a critical constellation with contemporary media theorists such as Marshall McLuhan and Jean Baudrillard, the book helps students understand the implications of Benjamin’s work for media studies today and how they can apply his distinctive ideas to contemporary media culture. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kang’s book leads to a fresh appreciation of Benjamin’s work and new insight into critical theoretical approaches to media. The book will be of particular interest to students and researchers not only in media and communication studies but also in cultural studies, film studies and social theory, who are seeking a readable overview of Benjamin’s rich yet complex writings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introducing Dr Benjamin 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere and Then, Here and Now 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiguring Benjamin 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfiguring Benjamin 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Crisis of Communication and the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Industry 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorytelling and the Crisis of the Novel 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Newspaper and the Information Industry 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Intellectuals in the Age of Mass Media 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Radio and Mediated Storytelling 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a Critical Sociology of the Audience 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadio Model 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Motifs for Media Pedagogy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Art and Politics in the Age of their Technological Reproducibility 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotographic Reproducibility 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Media Culture of Distraction 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia and Democracy 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Media City: Reading The Arcades Project 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhantasmagorias of Modernity 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia Spectacle and Urban Space 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTactility of Media Critic 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Conclusion: The Actuality of Benjamin’s Media Critique 202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 251\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407312351512,"sku":"9780745645209","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745645209.jpg?v=1784160841","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/walter-benjamin-and-the-media-the-spectacle-of-modernity-hardback-9780745645209","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}