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With the Sharpened Axe of Reason - Approaches to Walter Benjamin (Paperback)
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With the Sharpened Axe of Reason - Approaches to Walter Benjamin (Paperback)
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Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and
scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original
thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a
cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than
critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a
number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women's studies,
literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas
of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced
perception of his work.
There are four main sections:
- a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and
modernity in light of postmodernist discourses;
- a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship;
- a re-evaluation of Benjamin's writings on media and performance
theories; and
- an investigation of Benjamin's peculiar 'utopianism' which
includes a critical consideration of sexual/gender politics.
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