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The simulacrum is never what hides the truth - it is truth that hides the fact that there is none. The simulacrum is true. -Ecclesiaste The entire Treatise of Baudrillard's Simulation and Simulacra can be found here, very interesting stuff. A few classes ago we discussed Baudrillard's well-studied article, 'The Precession of Simulacra' about the nature of reality, the image, and the imitation of reality. As we talked, Manuel charted out the relationship between the three core ideas of the…

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In all the times I have watched the Matrix I never noticed the title of the hollowed out book that Neo opens. My brother brought to my attention yesterday, the book is called, Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard. The back cover of the book reads: "The publication in France of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step toward theorizing the postmodern. Moving away from Marxist/Freudian approaches that had concearned him earlier, Baudrillard…

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From an early scene in “The Matrix”, Neo accepts $2000 for illegal software he’s selling. He hides his illegal products and money in a hallowed out book of “Simulacra & Simulation”, a book that examines the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

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Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism) [Jean Baudrillard, Sheila Faria Glaser] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

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