Jean Baudrillard, 9781836391036
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Uncover the enigmatic life and groundbreaking ideas of simulation master.
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Summary

Decoding Baudrillard: A Biography of the Hyperreal

Jean Baudrillard, once acclaimed as a ‘historian of the future’, is crucial for interpreting modern existence. Renowned for concepts such as ‘simulation’ and the ‘hyperreal,’ often associated with postmodernism and The Matrix, Baudrillard garnered both admiration and dispute due to his audacious declarations on events like the Gulf War and 9⁄11. Despite his public presence, Baudrillard remained personally mysterious. This inaugural …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781836391036
ISBN-10:183639103X
Series:Critical Lives
Author:Emmanuelle Fantin, Bran Nicol
Publisher:Reaktion Books
Imprint:Reaktion Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:184
Release Date:31 December 2025
Weight:454g
Dimensions:200mm x 130mm
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Critics Review

Emmanuelle Fantin and Bran Nicol have produced a brilliant book on the richly creative and compelling analyses of the prolific French thinker Jean Baudrillard. Baudrillard’s work on technology and its impact, consumerism, the media, signs and simulations continues to resonate with the digitalization of our experience of everyday life and Jean Baudrillard deserves to be widely read. * Barry Smart, Professor of Sociology, University of Portsmouth *How could such a celebrated French intellectual have remained so elusive and enigmatic? This paradoxical provocation is addressed through attention to Baudrillard’s literary forms: fragments, aphorisms, theory fictions. Sophisticated and user friendly, it appeals to scholars and beginners as well as the Baudrillardian in all of us. * Diane Rubenstein, Professor Emerita of Government, Cornell University *

About The Author

Emmanuelle Fantin

Emmanuelle Fantin (Author) Emmanuelle Fantin is Associate Professor in Communication and Media Studies at Sorbonne Université. Her books include Le livre dont Jean Baudrillard est le héros (with Camille Zéhenne, 2023).

Bran Nicol (Author) Bran Nicol is Professor of English Literature at the University of Surrey. His books include The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction (2009).

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