The Study Of Ambivalence Of Walter Benjamin’s "Thesis Of The Technological Reproduction"

Abstract: As " informal " staff in the Frankfurt School,Benjamin’s thought is extremelycomplex and contradictory, as one of the important thinkers of the twentieth century, he hasbeen laid store by academia. As an important thinker, Benjamin’s theoretical thought of theliterature has unique value, Benjamin’s ambivalence is particularly important in his" Thesis ofthe Technological Reproduction ", because it is the key to understand Benjamin’s literary andartistic theory. This topic will make the Ambivalence of Walter Benjamin’s" Thesis of theTechnological Reproduction "as a researchful object,explore its origin, analyse its reason, striveto make the right evaluation and search its edification about the theory and the reality.In his " Thesis of the Technological Reproduction ", Benjamin ’s ambivalence is: on theone hand, he praised the technological revolution and the new art form of the" the TechnologicalReproduction Times ", and placed a hope of "salvation"on the new productivity of thetechnological revolution; at the same time, on the other hand, as a bookman who had theideaistic background of the traditional culture and art, he had a deep attachment with thetraditional art which was filled with the "Aura".We must have the correct viewpoint,because it isthe key to understand Benjamin’s literary and artistic theory. this topic will make theAmbivalence of Walter Benjamin’s" Thesis of the Technological Reproduction "as a researchfulobject,make the core proposition—" Technological Reproduction " as a starting point, startingfrom the exploration of the origin about the Ambivalence of Walter Benjamin’s" Thesis of theTechnological Reproduction ",then take a specific look to it, and analyse the Benjamin’scomplex thought deeply, when he faced the opportunity and challenge of the art by technicaldevelopment,on this basis, analysis it from the angle which is history of literary thought, revealBenjamin’s a variety of ideological conflict and psychological contradiction at the time of thetraditional society get into modern society, and strive to make the right evaluation and search itsedification about the theory and the reality, in an attempt to explore the theoretical support forthe construction and development of China’s popular culture and cultural industries.This Study of Ambivalence of Walter Benjamin’s" Thesis of the TechnologicalReproduction ", its objective is not to carry out one kind of theoretical construction.This paper analyse the Ambivalence of Walter Benjamin’s" Thesis of the TechnologicalReproduction ", is in an attempt to analyse and research it, then try to provide some theoreticalreferences to the answer with" the relationship between technology and art "and" modernitycontradiction of art ", and provide some practical edification for the construction anddevelopment of China’s contemporary popular culture and cultural industries, explore that howto make it onto the better road in the transitional background, and this is the true meaning ofthis topic.