Baudrillard

Jean Baudrillard · French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist (1929–2007) · 1929–2007

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Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions Baudrillard almost always in connection with Michel Clouscard. He distinguishes Clouscard's analysis from an analysis of consumer society "à la Baudrillard"1. He places Baudrillard among the intellectual mentors that Clouscard deals with2. He presents him as a former intellectual mentor of May 68 who later became, as a sociologist, one of the designers of the Beaubourg exhibitions3. He also mentions him in connection with the "French doctors" welcomed in California, pointing out that this movement does not begin with him. Finally, he recalls a personal memory: Baudrillard, still unknown at the time, attended Henri Lefebvre's seminar and asked him for the text of the paper he had just given there4. These mentions remain brief. Baudrillard serves mainly as a reference point: he helps to situate, by contrast, Clouscard's critique and the intellectual landscape after 68.

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Jean Baudrillard (UK:, US: ; French:; 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. […]

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