Jean Baudrillard : : From Hyperreality to Disappearance: Uncollected Interviews / / Richard G. Smith, David B. Clarke.

• VerfasserIn: Smith, Richard G.,; Clarke, David B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

23 collected interviews with the renowned French philosopher and cultural commentator, Jean BaudrillardThis 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.Key FeaturesThe first book of collected interviews with Baudrillard for over two decadesValuable to new and seasoned readers of Baudrillard and to students and academics in philosophy, sociology, literary theory, art history, architecture, film and photography, cultural studies, human geography and media studiesGathers many unknown and otherwise unavailable pieces into one volumeFind out more‘Nobody Needs French Theory’ – read Interview 21: Continental Drift for free on the Edinburgh University Press blogRead the post on Critical-Theory.com: 'Nobody Needs French Theory', Baudrillard Slams Peers in 2005 InterviewList of InterviewsInterview 1: Too Bad about Patagonia Interview 2: Disappearance beyond Disappearance Interview 3: After Utopia: The Primitive Society of the Future Interview 4: The Possibility of Another Game Interview 5: Politics of Performance: Montand, Coluche = Le Pen? Interview 6: A Time of Promiscuity Interview 7: Forgetting Critiques Interview 8: Cover Story Interview 9: Symbolic Exchange: Taking Theory Seriously Interview 10: Vivisecting the 90s Interview 11: Things Surpass Themselves Interview 12: On the New Technologies Interview 13: I’m Not a Prophet Interview 14: Endangered Species? Interview 15: Hate: A Last Sign of Life Interview 16: Europe, Globalisation and the Destiny of Culture Interview 17: Between Difference and Singularity Interview 18: The Catastrophe of Paradox Interview 19: This is the Fourth World War Interview 20: The Matrix Decoded Interview 21: Continental Drift Interview 22: The Art of Disappearing Interview 23: The Antidote to the Global Lies in the Singular "

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Not Forgetting Baudrillard -- Interview 1 Too Bad about Patagonia -- Interview 2 Disappearance beyond Disappearance -- Interview 3 After Utopia: The Primitive Society of the Future -- Interview 4 The Possibility of Another Game -- Interview 5 Politics of Performance: Montand, Coluche = Le Pen? -- Interview 6 A Time of Promiscuity -- Interview 7 Forgetting Critiques -- Interview 8 Cover Story -- Interview 9 Symbolic Exchange: Taking Theory Seriously -- Interview 10 Vivisecting the 90s -- Interview 11 Things Surpass Themselves -- Interview 12 On the New Technologies -- Interview 13 I’m Not a Prophet -- Interview 14 Endangered Species? -- Interview 15 Hate: A Last Sign of Life -- Interview 16 Europe, Globalisation and the Destiny of Culture -- Interview 17 Between Difference and Singularity -- Interview 18 The Catastrophe of Paradox -- Interview 19 This is the Fourth World War -- Interview 20 The Matrix Decoded -- Interview 21 Continental Drift -- Interview 22 The Art of Disappearing -- Interview 23 The Antidote to the Global Lies in the Singular -- Select Interviews and Dialogues -- Books by Jean Baudrillard in English -- Name index -- Subject index