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'Walter Benjamin and the Politics of the Present' Seminar
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* 15 July 2008
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* 1.00 - 5.30 pm
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* Japanese Studies Centre, Clayton Campus
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* Event Inquiries: Gail Ward, Phone: +61 3 990 52208
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A seminar organised by the Centre for Comparative Literature and
Cultural Studies, Monash University.
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Chaired by: Andrew Benjamin (Monash University).
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Speakers: Graeme Gilloch (Lancaster University), Howard Caygill
(Goldsmiths College), Elina Staikou (Goldsmiths College), Tara Forrest
(UTS).
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Walter Benjamin was one of the most significant thinkers of the 20th
Century. His work continues to play a vital role within the Humanities.
This seminar brings together leading Benjamin scholars in order to
investigate different aspects of his work. Howard Caygill and Elina
Staikou will concentrate on his paper the <i class="moz-txt-slash"><span
class="moz-txt-tag">/</span>Critique of Violence<span
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Forrest will concentrate on Benjamin's writings on the City and on
Film.
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Dimitris Vardoulakis
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Communications and Media Studies
Building 11
Monash University
Clayton, Vic, 3800
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9905 2442
Fax: + 61 3 9905 2135
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