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Abstract

Polichinelle : ici c'est marrant. qu'est-ce que c'est que ces petites cages que vous avez là ? C'est pour enfermer des souris ? M. Dupontlagueule : Ce sont les microphones, Polichinelle. tu parleras tout de suite dans l'un de ces microphones.Polichinelle : que se passera-t-il alors ? M. Dupontlagueule : on t'entendra dans le monde entier.

A Hora das Crianças: infância, estética e política em Benjamin

“…In correspondence sent to Gerson Scholen; on February 19, 1925 1 , Benjamin says he got a job to write a supplement for a radio station in Frankfurt. Despite the still shy beginning as a journalist writer, it was this experience that later referred him to a radio producer (Bolle, 2000;Baudouin, 2009;2010).…”

“…The discreet entry into the universe of broadcasting allowed him to elaborate a set of reflections on the mass media, as well as to acquire a consistent experience about this technology (Bolle, 2000;Baudouin, 2010). According to Baudouin (2010), a French philosopher and broadcaster, Benjamin's first broadcast took place in 1927 and the most relevant route of his radio broadcasts took place between 1929 and 1933, having been completed on the occasion of Hitler's appointment as chancellor of Germany.…”

“…The discreet entry into the universe of broadcasting allowed him to elaborate a set of reflections on the mass media, as well as to acquire a consistent experience about this technology (Bolle, 2000;Baudouin, 2010). According to Baudouin (2010), a French philosopher and broadcaster, Benjamin's first broadcast took place in 1927 and the most relevant route of his radio broadcasts took place between 1929 and 1933, having been completed on the occasion of Hitler's appointment as chancellor of Germany. If, on the one hand, the experience with radio did not correspond to the longed-for academic career, on the other hand, it constituted a challenge to the philosopher, mainly because it is an emerging field -with the potential for literary creation and for studies on the effects of modernity over the daily lives of the masses.…”

“…If, on the one hand, the experience with radio did not correspond to the longed-for academic career, on the other hand, it constituted a challenge to the philosopher, mainly because it is an emerging field -with the potential for literary creation and for studies on the effects of modernity over the daily lives of the masses. Thus, Benjamin recognizes, in the work of radio, a privileged space for dealing with social transformations that would directly impact the perception and interaction of human beings with the world and that could be intermediated by new social communication technologies (Baudouin, 2009;2010;Carone, 2014).…”

“…At the time, Germany's socio-historical context was one of crisis, the country faced the fruits inherited with the end of the First World War and the severe economic limits resulting from the imposition of the Versailles Treaty. The portraits of the Weimar Republic point to a weak economy, hostage to hyperinflation and full of debts arising from the war, in addition to the total deprivation, need, hunger and cold that the German population was going through (Bolle, 2000;Baudouin, 2009;2010;Carone, 2014). From a cultural point of view, the scenario was no different.…”