Periods in the history of photografhy and the matter of aura, according to Walter Benjamin

Authors

  • Orlando José Ribeiro de Oliveira Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).
  • Marília Flores Seixas de Oliveira Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2014v10n16p163

Keywords:

Photograph, . Aura, A short history of photography, Walter Benjamin.

Abstract

This article addresses the periods in the history of photography proposed by Walter Benjamin in his essay A Short History of Photography, and discusses the transformation suffered by the work of art in modern times, under ther concept of aura. The periodization established by Benjamin - heydey, decline, revival - is illustrated with works from photographers referred to by the author in his text, which amis to achieve a "real understanting of the essence of the photographic art."

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Author Biographies

Orlando José Ribeiro de Oliveira, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

Doctoral student in Social Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBa). MSc in Sustainable Development - Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Brasilia (UNB). Specialist in Social Sciences (UFBa) and Computer Science (UESB). Graduated in Architecture from UFBa. Professor of Anthropology and Brazilian Culture, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB).

Marília Flores Seixas de Oliveira, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of Brasilia (CDS / UNB). MSc in Sustainable Development (UNB). Reading Specialist: Theory and Practice at the State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB). Graduated in Arts with English Literature (UESB). Professor, Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences (UESB) and Graduate Program in Humanities: Culture, Language and Education (UESB)

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Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Oliveira, O. J. R. de, & Oliveira, M. F. S. de. (2014). Periods in the history of photografhy and the matter of aura, according to Walter Benjamin. Discursos Fotograficos, 10(16), 163–190. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2014v10n16p163

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 16 (2014)

Section

Artigos

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