Develops a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure. This book represents an effort... Læs mere
”Øjnenes forførelse. Den mest umiddelbare, den reneste. Den er ordløs, det er ene og alene blikkene, der vikles ind i en slags duel, et umiddelbart favntag, uden andres vidende og andres... Læs mere
Characterizing it as a "mythic discourse," Jean Baudrillard proceeds, in this brilliant essay, to dismantle the powerful, seductive figure of Michel Foucault.
Jean Baudrillard (1929 - 2007) was a social and cultural theorist known for his trenchant analyses of media and technological communication. This book offers a look at... Læs mere
Considers how human cloning heralds an end to sex and death and the divagations of living by instituting a realm of the Same, beyond the struggles of individuation. The author also... Læs mere
An analysis of how Mitterand came to power in France and how political power seduced the French Left and became a simulacrum.
Seminal essays written by Baudrillard for a journal devoted to a radical leftist critique of architecture, urbanism, and everyday life.
This key text on postmodernism is a fascinating collection of essays that challenge our assumptions about the world
Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.
A material analysis of the sign which deepens Marx's critique of political economy for spectacular times.