Please write at least 250 words (one page), addressing the following:
- Briefly list some biographical information on Walter Benjamin and/ or describe events that are contemporaneous to the time Walter Benjamin wrote The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
- What is an aura?
- What does it mean if the “aura” of a piece of art is lost?
- What passage, quote, or point made stood out to you (either positively, or negatively)? Why?
- Develop a discussion question to ask in class.
example: How might questions about authenticity affect the development of photography in the turn of the twentieth century? What photographer do you think demonstrates this?
