The second CoP seminar and focused on the themes of Technology, Culture and History. To extend on this, you are asked produce a summary of the key points of seminar text Benjamin, W. (1936) 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction' and apply these ideas to a close analysis of ONE illustration. You must use at least FIVE quotations from the Benjamin essay, referenced in accordance to the harvard system, in support of your analysis.
It is expected that your discussion will comment on the socio-political and technological contexts of illustration, and key Benjaminian themes of Aura, exhibition value, cult value and democracy.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Study Task- 3 Close Reading & Analysis Task: Technology, Culture, History
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