Title: Walter Benjamin and the aesthetics of power
First published: 1999
Description: "Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Power explores Walter Benjamin's seminal writings on the relationship between mass culture and fascism. The book offers a nuanced reading of Benjamin's widely influential critique of aesthetic politics, while it contributes to current debates about the cultural projects of Nazi Germany, the changing role of popular culture in the twentieth century, and the way in which Nazi aesthetics have persisted into the present."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Aesthetics, Aesthetics, Modern, Fascism and art, Mass society, Modern Aesthetics, National socialism and art, Political and social views, Popular culture, Benjamin, walter, 1892-1940
People: Walter Benjamin (1892-1940)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PT2603.E455 Z6994 1999