Travels in Hyperreality

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Travels in Hyperreality is a collection of essays by Umberto Eco that explores themes of simulation, mass culture, and the blurring of reality and illusion in contemporary society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay collection
non-fiction book
author Umberto Eco
containsForm essay
countryOfOrigin Italy
exploresConcept cultural imitation
hyperreality
mass media
postmodern culture
simulacra
simulation
spectacle
focusesOnRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
genre cultural criticism
essay
non-fiction
hasEnglishTranslation yes
hasForm collection of essays
hasInfluenceOn cultural studies
media studies
postmodern theory
hasPerspective cultural analysis
philosophical reflection
semiotic analysis
languageOfPublication Italian
literaryCriticismTarget contemporary mass culture
literaryMovement postmodernism
mainTheme American popular culture
blurring of reality and illusion
consumerism
contemporary society
hyperreality
mass culture
media representation
simulation
notableEssay Travels in Hyperreality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Travels in Hyperreality (essay)
originalLanguage Italian
subject American culture
aesthetics
authenticity
illusion
museums
popular culture
replicas and copies
semiotics
theme parks
timePeriodDiscussed 20th century
late 20th century
translator William Weaver

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Umberto Eco notableWork Travels in Hyperreality
Travels in Hyperreality notableEssay Travels in Hyperreality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Travels in Hyperreality (essay)