What changes did modernity bring to Western societies in the 19th century and how did they relate to cinema? 

- Who, when, and how argued that cinema can help people adapt to modernity? (choose one of many arguments and explain it in detail)

- What is, according to Walter Benjamin´s essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,  specific about the reception of the film? 

- What meanings does the term "attraction" take on in relation to early cinema and the film and theatre avant-garde?