Words of Light. Theses on the Photography of History

Cadava demonstrates that Walter Benjamin articulates his conception of history through the language of photography. Focusing on Benjamin´s discussions of the flashes and images of history, he argues that the questions raised between photography and history touch on issues that belong to the entire trajectory of his writings, including the historical and political consecuences of thchnology, images and history, remembering and forgetting, allegory and mourning.