William Merrin: Baudrillard and the Media

Cover: 9780745630731 | Baudrillard and the Media | A Critical Introduction | William Merrin

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'Baudrillard and the Media' is the first in-depth critical study of Jean Baudrillard's media theory. Rejecting the common positioning of Baudrillard within the discipline as a postmodernist it argues instead for the necessity of a fuller reading of his ideas and critical project.

Merrin offers an overview and evaluation of his key arguments and themes, focusing especially upon the organising principle of his work: his theory of symbolic exchange and critique of the semiotic and of simulation. Upon this basis the book also resituates Baudrillard within media theory, developing an original, critical re-reading of his relationship with McLuhanism and arguing for the significance instead of hitherto neglected influences such as Boorstin.

Emphasizing his critical value and contemporary relevance, 'Baudrillard and the Media' also provides the most detailed exploration yet of Baudrillard's theory of the non-event, considering its applicability through case studies of his controversial analyses of the Gulf War, of 9/11 and the Afghan and Iraq Wars and of his own appearance in the film The Matrix. Considering also Baudrillard's discussion of cinema, his theory and personal practice of photography and his critique of new media, the book concludes with an evaluation of his place within media and communication studies and an argument for his importance for this field.

Students and scholars of the media, and media theory in particular, will welcome this clear and comprehensive study.

Über den Autor

William Merrin is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies,University of Wales, Swansea.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction: 'There is No Theory of the Media': Baudrillard and Media Studies

1. Television is Killing the Art of Symbolic Exchange: Baudrillard's Theory of Communication

2. To Play With Phantoms: The Evil Demon of the Simulacrum

3. Are Friends Electric?: Baudrillard's Critique of McLuhan

4. The Delirious Spectacle of the Non-Event

5. Shreds of War Rotting in the Desert

6. 'Total Screen': 9/11 and The Gulf War: Reloaded

7. 'The Matrix Has You': Virtuality and Social Control

8. 'The Saving Power': The 'Reflex Miracle' of Photography

Conclusion: 'Speculation to the Death': Baudrillard's Theoretical Violence

Notes

References

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780745630731
ISBN-10:	0745630731
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Merrin, William
Hersteller:	Polity Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	228 x 151 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	William Merrin
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.11.2005
Gewicht:	0,289 kg

Artikel-ID: 132645474