This special bonus episode was filmed live on the 6th December 2023 at 1 Mill Street Leamington Spa, UK.

In this episode, we connect Season 1 and Season 2 by talking about one of our favourite thinkers, Walter Benjamin. How has our relationship to the camera changed in the age of new technology? Artificial intelligence, digital filters, and voice changers can impact upon the way we understand ourselves through the lens of the camera. Drawing on themes raised in the first season, this discussion uses feminism, art history, and visual sociology to help unpack the question: is aura dead?

This episode formed part of the a series called Encounters, a curated series of four conversations between University of Warwick academics and guests. This event was supported by Resonate - a project by the Warwick Institute of Engagement at the University of Warwick.

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