Jean Baudrillard
French sociologist and philosopher (1929–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Baudrillard (UK: /ˈboʊdrɪjɑːr/ BOHD-rih-yar,[17] US: /ˌboʊdriˈɑːr/ BOHD-ree-AR, French: [ʒɑ̃ bodʁijaʁ]; 27 July 1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist, philosopher and poet,[18] with interest in cultural studies. He is best known for his analyses of media, contemporary culture, and technological communication, as well as his formulation of concepts such as hyperreality. Baudrillard wrote about diverse subjects, including consumerism, critique of economy, social history, aesthetics, Western foreign policy, and popular culture. Among his most well-known works are Seduction (1978), Simulacra and Simulation (1981), America (1986), and The Gulf War Did Not Take Place (1991). His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and specifically post-structuralism.[19][20] Nevertheless, Baudrillard had also opposed post-structuralism,[21][22] and had distanced himself from postmodernism.[23][24]
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Born | (1929-07-27)27 July 1929 Reims, France |
Died | 6 March 2007(2007-03-06) (aged 77) Paris, France |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Era | 20th-/21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
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Thesis | Le système des objets (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Henri Lefebvre |
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