The Baudrillard Dictionary (Philosophical Dictionaries) - Hardcover

Richard G. Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748639225 ISBN 13: 9780748639229

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This is the first dictionary dedicated to the work of Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007). It explains and contextualises more than a hundred key concepts, terms, influences and topics within his thought. An essential reference for students and scholars of Baudrillard, it also serves as an authoritative overview of how his ideas have shaped a broad range of disciplines, from art, architecture, film and photography to sociology, philosophy, human geography, media studies and cultural studies. The entries are written by thirty-five leading Baudrillard specialists from around the world, including Rex Butler, Mike Gane, Gary Genosko, Victoria Grace, Diane Rubenstein and Andrew Wernick.

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About the Author

Richard G. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Co-Director of the Centre for Urban Theory at Swansea University. His research focuses on poststructuralism and cities. He is co-editor of Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories (Routledge, 2009).

From the Back Cover

The Baudrillard Dictionary challenges for the first time every received idea we may have had about Baudrillard, establishing him as one of the most substantial and visionary philosophers of our era... A revelation.

Sylvère Lotringer, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University and founder of Semiotext(e)

This is the first dictionary dedicated to the work of Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007). It explains and contextualises more than a hundred key concepts, terms, influences and topics within his thought. An essential guide for all of Baudrillard's readers, this dictionary provides an authoritative overview of how his ideas have shaped popular culture and a wide range of subjects, from art, architecture, film and photography to sociology, philosophy, human geography, media studies and cultural studies.

The entries are written by thirty-five of the world's leading Baudrillard specialists from a variety of academic disciplines, including Rex Butler, Mike Gane, Gary Genosko, Victoria Grace, Diane Rubenstein and Andrew Wernick. Drawing together their collective expertise, this is the only comprehensive and in-depth reference to one of the contemporary world's most influential and controversial public intellectuals.

Richard G. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Swansea University, UK. He is co-editor of Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories, published by Routledge.

From the Inside Flap

The Baudrillard Dictionary challenges for the first time every received idea we may have had about Baudrillard, establishing him as one of the most substantial and visionary philosophers of our era... A revelation.

Sylvère Lotringer, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University and founder of Semiotext(e)

This is the first dictionary dedicated to the work of Jean Baudrillard (1929 2007). It explains and contextualises more than a hundred key concepts, terms, influences and topics within his thought. An essential guide for all of Baudrillard's readers, this dictionary provides an authoritative overview of how his ideas have shaped popular culture and a wide range of subjects, from art, architecture, film and photography to sociology, philosophy, human geography, media studies and cultural studies.

The entries are written by thirty-five of the world's leading Baudrillard specialists from a variety of academic disciplines, including Rex Butler, Mike Gane, Gary Genosko, Victoria Grace, Diane Rubenstein and Andrew Wernick. Drawing together their collective expertise, this is the only comprehensive and in-depth reference to one of the contemporary world's most influential and controversial public intellectuals.

Richard G. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Swansea University, UK. He is co-editor of Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories, published by Routledge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748639225
• ISBN 13: 9780748639229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Richard G. Smith