Simulacra and Simulation

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Baudrillard uses the concepts of the simulacra—the copy without an original—and simulation. These terms are crucial to an understanding of the postmodern, to the extent that they address the concept of mass reproduction and reproduceability that characterizes our electronic media culture. Baudrillard's book represents a unique and original effort to rethink cultural theory from the perspective of a new concept of cultural materialism, one that radically redefines postmodern formulations of the body. 1. The Precession of Simulacra 2. History: A Retro Scenario 3. Holocaust 4. The China Syndrome 5. Apocalypse Now 6. The Beaubourg Effect: Implosion and Deterrence 7. Hypermarket and Hypercommodity 8. The Implosion of Meaning in the Media 9. Absolute Advertising, Ground-Zero Advertising 10. Clone Story 11. Holograms 12. Crash 13. Simulacra and Science Fiction 14. The Animals: Territory and Metamorphoses 15. The Remainder 16. The Spiraling Cadaver 17. Value's Last Tango 18. On Nihilism