1. On Critical Context of Ben Benjamins The Arcades Project.
- Author
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Fan Jia-ni
- Subjects
PHILOSOPHY of economics ,UTOPIAS ,CULTURE theory of social movements ,ARCADES - Abstract
This paper, from two perspectives, discusses the conspiracy problem between arcades and developed capitalist: one is from text level, namely from the manuscript of Benjamin's Arcades Project. The other is from arcade as material culture, from its building materials, structure, function and so on to discuss on the 'Fetishism' during the developed capitalist period of arcade. Benjamin hopes to escape from reality with the help of surrealism through illusoriness means to summon Messiah. However, Benjamin's criticism method itself has Utopia nature, which seeks breakthrough from the heart but not through external change. His arcade plan should be abstract thinking to the whole society rather than political economy critique pointing external reality. The post -modernity showed from Benjamin's critique of arcade is similar to the current situation of the arcade, which quietly echoes Baudrillard's Simulacra Culture Theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013