Historiography and Remembrance: On Walter Benjamin's Concept of Eingedenken

Engaging with Walter Benjamin's concept of Eingedenken (remembrance), this article explores the pivotal role that remembrance plays in his attempt to develop a radically new vision of history, temporality, and human agency. Building on his essay “On Some Motifs in Baudelaire” and on his last wr...

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Main Author: Bohn, Charlotte Odilia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8
Further subjects:B Modernity
B materialism and mysticism
B progress and catastrophe
B remembrance and historiography
B Benjamin
B Baudelaire
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