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digest 1996-08-15 #002


11:24 PM 8/15/96 -0700
From: "Society for Literature & Science" 

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Date: 15 Aug 1996 10:25:03 -0700
From: caroline nachman 
Subject: walter benjamin, the work of art
hello all -
reading wb's "work of art in the age of mechanical
reproduction,"
was a real turning point for me, and thereafter i directed my studies
towards the sci,tech,society curriculum. can anyone reccomend similar
essays
of the era?
thanks very much,
caroline
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Date: 15 Aug 1996 16:04:52 -0700
From: Barry Saunders 
Subject: Re: walter benjamin, the work of art
Depending on what kind of similarity you want, you might check out
Adorno's essay "Valery Proust Museum," which frames some
important
critique of "archival" sensibilities germane to lit/sci/tech
studies.
Barry Saunders, MD
Res Asst Prof, Social Medicine
PhD candidate, Religion & Culture
UNC @ Chapel Hill
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, caroline nachman wrote:
> From: caroline nachman 
> To: litsci-L@HUMnet.UCLA.EDU
> Subject: walter benjamin, the work of art
>
> hello all -
>         reading wb's "work of art in the age of mechanical
reproduction,"
> was a real turning point for me, and thereafter i directed my
studies
> towards the sci,tech,society curriculum. can anyone reccomend
similar essays
> of the era?