The Politics of the Walter Benjamin Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2352142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Udi E Greenberg (Richard Koebner Center for History at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, University of Wisconsin, Madison), Udi Greenberg (0009-0008-5321-5028, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 53-70 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263276408090657 |
| OpenAlex | W2024434750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
One of the most peculiar phenomena of the recent culture industry is the appearance of Walter Benjamin, for decades a forgotten thinker, as the object of iconization and mass consumption. Over the last 20 years, this eccentric critic has not only stood at the centre of intense academic scrutiny but has also become the protagonist of comic books, popular novels, films, monuments and musical projects, in a cascade of images that shows no sign of exhaustion. This article explores the symbolic meanings invested in Benjamin's image, and the semantic tactics that are used to grant it its mythic aura. It seeks to shed light on the multi-layered function of Benjamin as a signifier, and points to hidden political elements and traditions that characterize the Benjamin industry
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Comics · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Object (grammar · Political science · Politics · Scrutiny · Sign (mathematics · Sociology · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Cinema and Media Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
His Truth Goes Marching On
Shattered Past
Present Pasts
Highbrow/Lowbrow
Theses on the Philosophy of History
Benjamin's "Ghosts"
Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation
Memory Vanished, Absent, and Confined
Between Redemption and Doom
Manner aus der Fremde
The Work of Walter Benjamin in the Age of Information
The Time That Remains
The Political Unconscious
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |