Detachability and Transportability:Walter Benjamin's Acoustic Descriptions and Reflections on the Media
Since the invention of radio technology in the 19th century,delocalized and long-distance acoustic transmission has brought about a media revolution in auditory perception.In this regard,Benjamin,who wrote and delivered broadcasts over the new medium,discussed in different ways the technical forms and acoustic characteristics of"detachability"and"transportability"in the early history of radio broadcasting in Germany.The former is not only about the separative forms of radio media in terms of acoustic voice and audiovisual synesthesia,but also about the reality of distraction as perceptual training of the public in the new auditory media context.The latter refers not only to the enhanced acoustic effects,popularization efficiency and educational potential that are strengthened under the technological revolution of the auditory medium,but also to the political aesthetic potential and the inherent crisis of radio broadcasting for the public listener of Weimar Republic.Thus,a discussion of the two distinct yet complementary early broadcasting technical characteristics and media reflections summarized by Benjamin as"detachability"and"transportability"can further examine how Benjamin interpreted and responded to issues of knowledge production and practice,mass media and mass culture in the field of auditory media during the period of technological innovation in the communication of art and the consumption of culture.
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