The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernist thought
”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
New edition of this classic study of the US, with a new introduction by Geoff Dyer.
A tour de force of the materialist semiotics of the early Baudrillard
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
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.
Quintessential thinker of the postmodern on the uniqueness of all things
Baudrillard's last book was about America. His new one is about cats, Foucault, Alfa-Romeos, leukemia, Catholicism, the Berlin Wall, mattresses, Laurent Fabius, John Paul II, roses,... Læs mere
Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.
Baudrillard here turns his hand to political debates and issues