The recommended readings for our first session coming up this Sunday evening are two short essays by Walter Benjamin, “On the Mimetic Faculty” and “Doctrine of the Similar.” We will probably read “On the Mimetic Faculty” out loud during the session, so if you only have time for one, pick “Doctrine of the Similar.” Both texts are available for download here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wlAZNHTZ8ZGt0iEhnFGqhZFn4LkCb4mY