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Walter Benjamin. Short Notes on the Memory of Fragmentation
Walter Benjamin. Short Notes on the Memory of Fragmentation

Author(s): Simona Mitroiu
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: Walter Benjamin; memory; angel of history; experience; fragments; collection

Summary/Abstract: Walter Benjamin's work will be analyzed from the perspective of cultural memory in the context of globalization and also from the perspective of one of the negative effects of the globalization, the loss of identity references. Benjamin’s perception of the memory represents the core of his writings, and some of the most important elements of his work: collection, flâneur, experience, angel of history, stays under the sign of the memory.

  • Issue Year: 14/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 78-84
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English