Simulation, Simulacra and

Hyperreality

Reality

Heightened and

Exaggerated

Simulacra

Hyperreality

Baudrillard and

the News

Remember that Baudrillard

wrote an article called "The

Gulf War did not take place“?

In it he suggests that the

Media set the agenda on the

narrative of war - the war we

saw on TV did not match real

events. (they don’t show all truths therefore this limits

knowledge/power)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62QIIjOmJq0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_conflicts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b97oP708_pI&feature=player_embedded

However what happens

when we start to believe

that this "Simulation" is

actual reality?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12FGiGegfc

Extension Material

Baudrillard and Hyper-sexuality

Extension Material