Reconsidering Walter Benjamin's Aura in

Reconsidering Walter Benjamin's Aura in Relation to 'A Short History of Photography', 1931
Fi McClurg, BA (Hons) Photographic Practice, Level 6

Abstract

Fi McClurg's article 'Reconsidering Walter Benjamin's Aura in relation to 'A Short History of Photography', 1931. Inn this article, Fi posits the notion that a reconsideration of Benjamin's aura within a contemporary contextual framework, does not seek to chronicle the literal development of the photographic medium but rather charts the consequences of the development of photography on the concept of art and photography's position in the art world.

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Reconsidering Walter Benjamin's Aura in Relation to 'A Short History of Photography', 1931 Fi McClurg, BA (Hons) Photographic Practice, Level 6

Reconsidering Walter Benjamin's Aura in Relation to 'A Short History of Photography', 1931
Fi McClurg, BA (Hons) Photographic Practice, Level 6