Jean Baudrillard: From Hyperreality to Disappearance: Uncollected Interviews - Softcover

 
9780748694297: Jean Baudrillard: From Hyperreality to Disappearance: Uncollected Interviews
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ISBN 10: 0748694293 ISBN 13: 9780748694297
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2015

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This new collection gathers 23 highly insightful yet previously difficult-to-find interviews with Baudrillard, ranging over topics as diverse as art, war, technology, globalisation, terrorism and the fate of humanity. From familiar themes to the less well understood aspects of his thought, these interviews give you an overview of Baudrillard's ideas – without the jargon typical of written texts. Read as Baudrillard himself discusses, explains and elaborates on his ideas, making this collection essential for understanding many of his other works.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Richard G. Smith is Associate Professor in Human Geography at Swansea University. He is co-editor of Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories (Routledge, 2009); The Baudrillard Dictionary (EUP, 2010); Jean Baudrillard: From Hyperreality to Disappearance, Uncollected Interviews (EUP, 2015); and, Jean Baudrillard: The Disappearance of Culture, Uncollected Interviews (EUP, 2017).

David B. Clarke is Professor of Human Geography at Swansea University. He is co-editor of Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories (Routledge, 2009) and The Consumption Reader (Routledge, 2003). He is the author of The Consumer Society and the Postmodern City (Routledge, 2003).

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‘Jean Baudrillard covers an enormous amount of ground here: from the way he worked, his career, through his major ideas, to topics such as hatred and terrorism. Baudrillard is witty and inventive, defends and develops his ideas clearly and vigorously. A dazzling display. Sharp and fascinating.’Mike Gane, Loughborough University23 interviews with the renowned French philosopher and cultural commentatorJean Baudrillard (1929–2007) was one of the world’s most influential, celebrated and controversial thinkers. His remarkable insights and often provocative ideas are presented in their most accessible form in the many interviews he gave over the course of his career.The first book of interviews for over two decades, this volume contains material first published in English, French, German and Norwegian – including one interview translated into English for the first time.It contains 23 highly insightful yet previously difficult-to-find interviews, ranging over topics as diverse as art, war, technology, globalisation, terrorism and the fate of humanity.Richard G. Smith is Associate Professor in Human Geography at Swansea University.David B. Clarke is Professor of Human Geography, also at Swansea University.Cover image: Jean Baudrillard in Paris, France on 6th December, 1994 © Peter Hamilton/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.Cover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0748694293
ISBN 13 
9780748694297
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
224
Herausgeber
Smith Richard G., Clarke David B.
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