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Joel is a Web developer and student of law & politics currently residing in Bowling Green, Oh. Comments are always appreciated!
Baudrillard remixed…
There is a certain paradox to political language. While the ideas to be communicated are often complex and nuanced, the way these ideas are expressed are often in elusively simplistic terms. The political messages often get boiled down into single … Continue reading
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Tagged baudrillard, change, obama, political language
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Sex(y) scandals
The Spitzer sex scandal has received alot of press coverage the past week; After all, what self-respecting reporter when offered the scoop of a 32 22 yr. old bombshell babe servicing a powerful, married Political figure would even dream of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Books, Arts, arts/entertainment, media, women
Tagged Ashley Dupré, baudrillard, Press, scandal, Sex, Spitzer
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(America) Part 3
I’m too busy to add much of my own commentary. This is my last installment. What develops around the video or stereo culture is not a narcissistic imagry, but an effect of frantic self-referentiality, a short-circuit which immediately hooks up … Continue reading
America (live or die)
No: this is not some ‘vote or die’ political post but is, in fact, the third installment of my series on Baudrillard’s “AMERICA”. One thing in particular I like about Baudrillard is his ability to interject deep meaning into the … Continue reading
AMERICA ~ part 2 Here is part 2 of my installment on Jean Baudrillard’s book, “America“. In this portion, Baudrillard really starts ‘drawing the boundaries’, if you will; clearly defining the fundamental elements of society – elements by which we … Continue reading
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Tagged America, baudrillard, Europe, france, philosophy
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AMERICA ~ part 1 Being this is my first post in the `America` series, I must say I’m somewhat without a clear format to follow. I must say, Baudrillard’s words speak for themselves… what little I may add is certainly … Continue reading
AMERICA ~~ a series
I spent most of last weekend reading a book titled “America” by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. Baudrillard, who recently passed away, was perhaps France’s most influental “modern” philosopher (in terms of his writing, he would be classified as a ‘post-modern’ … Continue reading