Walter Benjamin's Materials

3 credits · Undergraduate

Following the diversity of Benjamin's own interests: “literature, philosophy, architecture, journalism, photography, the city, film, children's toys, fashion, rubbish,” we will read his essays on culture and the media alongside writings by Baudelaire, some artworks, and selections from The Arcades Project, Benjamin's collection of quotations and observations about mall life and modernity in Paris. CROSSLISTED: GERM 4124.03 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to students in their 2nd year and above. FORMATS: Seminar