RADIO BENJAMIN

Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the impact of new technology on culture, an interest that extended beyond his renowned critical es says. From 1927 to 33, he wrote and presented something in the region of eighty broadcasts using the new medium of radio. Radio Ben jamin gathers the surviving transcripts, which appear here for the first time in English. This eclectic collection demonstrates the range of Benjamins thinking and his enthusiasm for popular sensibilities. His celebrated Enlightenment for Children youth program s, his plays,...[Llegir més]