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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

As Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" is about art, and especially about certain visual kinds of art like painting, photography, and film, students can theoretically connect any instances of these kinds of art to the text.

You may wish to have students prepare for Benjamin's ideas by studying the impact of printing on society.

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