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September 16, 2001
America - Jean Baudrillard 
Described to me once as 'Baudrillard writing a children's book', I couldn't help but
laugh.
Having read it, I couldn't help but laugh harder.
Jean Baudrillard, noted and incomprehensible french theorist, travels across America
philosophizing and theorizing on the concept of America, its cultures and its politics. Being a French theorist -- and a proverbial fish out of his academic waters, his
approach is with a sort of childish naivete while he still purports himself to be the foremost authority on the relevant subject matter.
All of Baudrillard's
writings have their 'golden angle' if you look hard enough, and that's this one -- as much as he claims to, he just doesn't get it. The publishers know it, the
readers know it, Academia knows it and very likely he knows it too -- but screw it -- this is what America IS! um, sure...
Rating: 2/3
ISBN: 0860919781
Posted by Jonathan at September 16, 2001 2:32 AM
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