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Episode #152 ... Walter Benjamin pt. 1 (Patreon)

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2021-03-20 19:18:45
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Life is full of possibilities. That alone is exciting to think about. Would never have that reality to wake up to if it weren't for you. Thank you so much.


Been loving this series on Walter Benjamin. Can't wait to share the rest of it with you. 

In a few days all communication for the show will be switching to steve@philosophizethis.org 

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Çağıl

What is your take on the whole NFT art thing?

Thomas J Gamble

so glad you’re going deeper into Benjamin... as an artist and a person who only got into philosophy by way of a love for literature he’s fascinating to me. I don’t know if it fits your plans, but I’m hoping you will touch on “The Critique of Violence”- an essay i think is brilliant but struggle with.

Jordan Bettis

The 1812 overture wasn't about the war of 1812, it was about the invasion of Russia by Napoleon.

Syt1976 .

Translating is a difficult and arduous task. Growing up in Germany in the 80s and 90s, the default access to, say, originally English media was in translation; in the case of movies and TV shows that meant dubbed. And how media were dubbed changed a lot in the last 30+ years. In the 50s, 60s, 70s, and into the 80s, dubbing took liberties - translations might not be literal but rather adequate, i.e. trying to preserve the tone and "feel" of the original while transposing it into a German context, sometimes enhancing the original, but more often losing something in translation. Additionally, voice talent was chosen for how they fit the character, not if their voice was similar to the original - famously, Martin Scorsese picked the German dubbing voice for Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver who sounds nothing like the real Robert De Niro, but has since become his widely known default voice. In some TV shows, the dubbing team might ad lib their lines, with some of those versions gaining huge popularity in their day. From the 80s and 90s on, dubbing standards appear to have changed. Translation has become more literal, and voice acting seems (to my ears, at least) to have a lost of its character to the point of being bland and off-putting, and in audio ads for movies often feels unnatural. (Part of it might also be that I only very rarely watch anything dubbed any more.) Final note of this long ramble: translation also can serve as a tracer of cultural change: when The Simpsons launched in Germany ca. 1989 or 1990, the dubbing team translated words e.g. for food items that were not widely known or popular at the time, like for instance "donut" as "Krapfen" which is technically not accurate but gets the point across. With an increasing globalization and integration of Western culture (in which The Simpsons themselves certainly played a part) and these concepts becoming widely known in Germany, translation has adapted accordingly.

Doug Dee

And yet, look at any present day pop concert, and everyone is watching the concert through their video recording phone.

Joanna Rowell

Such wisdom in ancient cultures recognising that pictures stole a fragment of your soul. The description of breathing in aura resonates deeply. I too cherish my connection to the moon & respect her all the more for not being photogenic. Perfect example, particularly as super moon season approaches 🌝 You have such a wonderful way of continually touching upon issues I’ve long pondered over, bringing the philosophers to light through your amusing outlook. Each of your podcasts brings me so much joy. I can’t thank you enough 🙏🏼✨

Walter Ramirez

Great!!!! I've been itching to understand Walter Benjamin!!!

Perry

Excellent!