Baudrillard and the Media: A Critical Introduction

by William Merrin

Book Overview

'Baudrillard and the Media' is the first in-depth critical study of Jean Baudrillard's media theory. Rejecting the common positioning of Baudrillard within the discipline as a postmodernist it argues instead for the necessity of a fuller reading of his ideas and critical project.


Merrin offers an overview and evaluation of his key arguments and themes, focusing especially upon the organising principle of his work: his theory of symbolic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745630731
• ISBN13: 9780745630731
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 7.8"