http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/taxonomy/term/94/0 en http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/content/baudrillard-dies-77 <p>The French theorist Jean Baudrillard died this week. As <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6425389.stm">this obituary</a> from the BBC notes, Baudrillard was well known for his post-modernist theory and controversial statements.</p> <p>His work is important to visual studies for his theory of the spectacle, which, the article points out, he argued “is crucial in creating our view of events--things do not happen if they are not seen.” You can read his article “<a href="http://workgroups.dwrl.utexas.edu/visual/?q=node/29">Simulacra and Simulations</a>” by following this link, which is referenced through the site’s <a href="http://workgroups.dwrl.utexas.edu/visual/?q=node/74">bibliography</a>. Or, if you are just interested in how his work relates to <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0133093/"><em>The Matrix</em></a>, you can read this Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation">article</a>.</p> <!--break--><!--break--> http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/content/baudrillard-dies-77#comments Jean Baudrillard news theory Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:27:45 +0000 John Jones 78 at http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old