Radio Benjamin

Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the impact of new technology on culture, and from 1927 to 1933, he wrote and presented eighty broadcasts using the new medium of radio. Radio Benjamin gathers the surviving transcripts, demonstrating the range of Benjamin's thinking and his enthusiasm for popular sensibilities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2021
Publisher: Verso Books

Walter Benjamin's fascination with the impact of new technology on culture extended far beyond his renowned critical essays. Between 1927 and 1933, he wrote and presented approximately eighty broadcasts using the emerging medium of radio. Radio Benjamin presents the surviving transcripts of these broadcasts, which are now published in English for the first time. This eclectic collection showcases Benjamin's wide-ranging thinking and his enthusiasm for popular sensibilities. His celebrated Enlightenment for Children youth programs, plays, readings, book reviews, and fiction reveal Benjamin in a creative rather than critical mode. These works flesh out ideas explored in his essays, some of which are also included here, covering topics such as salary increases and the history of natural disasters. Selected for their broad appeal and examined with passion and acuity, these essays offer a fresh perspective on one of the twentieth century's most respected thinkers. Delightful and insightful, this collection allows us to appreciate Walter Benjamin's sophisticated thinking in a broader audience, benefiting from a new voice for a visionary thinker.

Weight: 354g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839764165