Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond
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"Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
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| Jean Baudrillard in the tradition of Western Marxism | 1 |
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Target entity: Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond Context triple: [Douglas Kellner, notableWork, Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond]
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Travels in Hyperreality
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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A New Critique of Theoretical Thought
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought is a major philosophical work by Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd that presents his reformational critique of Western theoretical thought and develops his influential modal theory of reality.
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The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere is a seminal work of social and political theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes the historical rise and decline of the bourgeois public sphere and its implications for modern democracy and communication.
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Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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A Thousand Plateaus
A Thousand Plateaus is a seminal 1980 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari that develops a non-linear, rhizomatic approach to thinking about society, politics, and desire.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond Target entity description: "Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
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A.
Travels in Hyperreality
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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B.
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought is a major philosophical work by Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd that presents his reformational critique of Western theoretical thought and develops his influential modal theory of reality.
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C.
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere is a seminal work of social and political theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes the historical rise and decline of the bourgeois public sphere and its implications for modern democracy and communication.
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D.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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E.
A Thousand Plateaus
A Thousand Plateaus is a seminal 1980 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari that develops a non-linear, rhizomatic approach to thinking about society, politics, and desire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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critical study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Jean Baudrillard's critique of political economy
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Jean Baudrillard's theory of hyperreality ⓘ Jean Baudrillard's theory of sign value ⓘ Jean Baudrillard's theory of simulation ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Kellner ⓘ |
| contextualizes |
Jean Baudrillard's work in relation to Marxism
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Jean Baudrillard's work in relation to postmodernism ⓘ Jean Baudrillard's work in relation to poststructuralism ⓘ |
| contributor | Douglas Kellner ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Jean Baudrillard's break with classical Marxism
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postmodern social theory ⓘ |
| examines |
Jean Baudrillard's early Marxist influences
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Jean Baudrillard's poststructuralist theories ⓘ Jean Baudrillard's transition to postmodern theory ⓘ |
| field |
cultural studies
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media studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ sociology of culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Jean Baudrillard's intellectual development ⓘ |
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intellectual biography
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philosophical criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
contextual interpretation of postmodern theory
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critical Marxist reading of Jean Baudrillard ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
researchers in cultural studies
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students of contemporary philosophy ⓘ students of critical theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jean Baudrillard ⓘ |
| publisher |
SAGE Publications
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surface form:
Sage Publications
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| situates |
Jean Baudrillard in debates on postmodernity
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Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Jean Baudrillard in the tradition of Western Marxism
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| surveys |
Jean Baudrillard's major works
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critical responses to Jean Baudrillard ⓘ |
| topic |
French philosophy
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Marxism ⓘ critical theory ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ |
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