Jean Baudrillard
July 27, 1929 –March 6, 2007
Philosopher, Photographer, Translator, Sociologist, University teacher, Literary critic
Lived 77 years
- Born in
- Reims
- Passed away in
- 6th arrondissement of Paris
Jean Baudrillard (UK: , US: ; French: [ʒɑ̃ bodʁijaʁ]; 27 July 1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist and philosopher with an 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 best-known works are Forget Foucault (1977), 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. Nevertheless, Baudrillard had also opposed post-structuralism, and had distanced himself from postmodernism.
Notable works: Forget Foucault, The System of Objects, The Consumer Society Education: Faculty of Arts of Paris
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