Lecture 5

Reality, Virtuality, Hyperreality

Jean Baudrillard 1929-2007-philosopher

was associated with movements of structuralism and post-structuralism in ww2

-key theorist of post modernism

-baudrillard fond of Karl Marx

-Marx propounded the critique of political economy

-Baudrillard fond of Ferdinand Saussure

-Saussure pioneered the theory of linguistic value and the differential theory of the sign.

-Baudrillard also fond of guy debord

-fond of marshall Mcduhan

-Pioneer of media and communication theory

-fond of Geoge Bataille

-Looking at sacrifice and rituals in diverse cultures

-fond of marcel mauss

Jean Baudrillard wrote-the system of objects-Simulacra and simulation-the gulf war did not take place-the illusion of the end

context-vietnam war in 60's cultural movements in the US

-Situatonism and the student-work protests in 1968

-the rise of consumerism and mass media

-the end of colonialism

-the cold war

-the watergate scandal expose of the president through taping

-the collapse of modernist topianism shift to post modern society

Hyperreality-hotel bonaventure, los angeles, modern-futuristic

-plates allegory of the cave-question on reality the world is an image of something

-the loud family-first reality show of a family

Baudrillard wrote a book forget foucault.