Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Power

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Koepnick (German studies, Washington University, St. Louis) explores Benjamin's seminal writings on the relationship between mass culture and fascism. He offers a nuanced reading of Benjamin's critique of aesthetic politics, and contributes to current debates about the cultural projects of Nazi Germany, the changing power of popular culture in the 20th century, and the way in which Nazi aesthetics have persisted into the present. He examines how Benjamin's analysis of fascism holds up to recent historical analysis of the period.