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Baudrillard now : current perspectives in Baudrillard studies / edited by Ryan Bishop.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Polity, 2009.Description: x, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780745647074
  • 0745647073
  • 0745647081
  • 9780745647081
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 194 22
LOC classification:
  • GN316 .E75 2001
Other classification:
  • CI 5496
  • IH 14901
  • 5,1
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction. End of Baudrillard and Beyond / Ryan Bishop -- 1. Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) : A Critical Overview / Douglas Kellner -- 2. Baudrillard and the Evil Genius / Ryan Bishop and John Phillips -- 3. Baudrillard, Death, and Cold War Theory / Ryan Bishop -- 4. Swan's Way: Care of Self in the Hyperreal / Mark Poster -- 5. Et in Arizona Ego: Baudrillard on the Planet of the Apes / John Beck -- 6. Pursuit in Paris / John Armitage -- 7. What is a Tank? / Ryan Bishop and John Phillips -- 8. Some Reflections on Baudrillard's "On Disappearance" / Douglas Kellner -- 9. Humanity's End / John Phillips.
Summary: The writings of Jean Baudrillard have dramatically altered the face of critical theory & promise to pose challenges well into the 21st century. His work on simulation, media, the status of the image, the system of objects, hyperreality, & information technology continues to influence intellectual work in a diverse set of fields.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books AUR Library GN316 .E75 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 019316

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. End of Baudrillard and Beyond / Ryan Bishop -- 1. Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) : A Critical Overview / Douglas Kellner -- 2. Baudrillard and the Evil Genius / Ryan Bishop and John Phillips -- 3. Baudrillard, Death, and Cold War Theory / Ryan Bishop -- 4. Swan's Way: Care of Self in the Hyperreal / Mark Poster -- 5. Et in Arizona Ego: Baudrillard on the Planet of the Apes / John Beck -- 6. Pursuit in Paris / John Armitage -- 7. What is a Tank? / Ryan Bishop and John Phillips -- 8. Some Reflections on Baudrillard's "On Disappearance" / Douglas Kellner -- 9. Humanity's End / John Phillips.

The writings of Jean Baudrillard have dramatically altered the face of critical theory & promise to pose challenges well into the 21st century. His work on simulation, media, the status of the image, the system of objects, hyperreality, & information technology continues to influence intellectual work in a diverse set of fields.

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