Baudrillard
OriginFrance
Era1929
SchoolPostmodernism
About Baudrillard
Simulacra and Simulation argues reality has been replaced by symbols and signs. The Gulf War Did Not Take Place was his most provocative claim. The Matrix film was inspired by his ideas, though he disliked the movie. His concept of hyperreality describes a world where copies have no originals. One of the most cited theorists in media studies.