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Vilém Flusser and Harun Farocki engaged in a profound philosophical dialogue, sharing the conviction that philosophy can be conducted through images and that technical images actively shape, rather than merely document, political and cultural events. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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To examine the intellectual exchange between media theorist Vilém Flusser and filmmaker Harun Farocki regarding the capacity of technical and operational images to execute philosophy and construct political realities.

September 3, 2026Critical Inquiry

Technical Images, Operational Images: Vilém Flusser and Harun Farocki’s Philosophical Dialogue

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MSMartha SchwendenerThe Graduate Center, CUNY

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Philosophical analysis uncovers the conceptual dialogue between Vilém Flusser and Harun Farocki, highlighting how technical images actively construct political realities.

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To examine the intellectual exchange between media theorist Vilém Flusser and filmmaker Harun Farocki regarding the capacity of technical and operational images to execute philosophy and construct political realities.
Analyzed the recorded thirteen-minute video dialogue between Flusser and Farocki discussing print media layout in Berlin.
Evaluated Flusser's technical image trilogy alongside Farocki's writings and video essays, including the 1992 film Videograms of a Revolution.
Demonstrated that philosophy can be constructed directly through audiovisual media rather than relying strictly on written text.
Established that technical images actively produce, structure, and manipulate political and historical events rather than serving as passive visual records, anticipating contemporary dynamics in algorithmic media and artificial intelligence.

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Martha Schwendener (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934cf636c6408cfa7c8ca https://doi.org/10.1086/742404

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September 3, 2026Critical Inquiry

Technical Images, Operational Images: Vilém Flusser and Harun Farocki’s Philosophical Dialogue

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Authors

MSMartha SchwendenerThe Graduate Center, CUNY

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Overview

Philosophical analysis uncovers the conceptual dialogue between Vilém Flusser and Harun Farocki, highlighting how technical images actively construct political realities.

Key Points

To examine the intellectual exchange between media theorist Vilém Flusser and filmmaker Harun Farocki regarding the capacity of technical and operational images to execute philosophy and construct political realities.
Analyzed the recorded thirteen-minute video dialogue between Flusser and Farocki discussing print media layout in Berlin.
Evaluated Flusser's technical image trilogy alongside Farocki's writings and video essays, including the 1992 film Videograms of a Revolution.
Demonstrated that philosophy can be constructed directly through audiovisual media rather than relying strictly on written text.
Established that technical images actively produce, structure, and manipulate political and historical events rather than serving as passive visual records, anticipating contemporary dynamics in algorithmic media and artificial intelligence.

Cite This Study

Martha Schwendener (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934cf636c6408cfa7c8ca https://doi.org/10.1086/742404

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