Stratagem of the Corpse: Dying with Baudrillard, a Study of Sickness and Simulacra - Couverture souple

Shipley, Gary J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1839980710 ISBN 13 : 9781839980718

Editeur : Anthem Press, 2021

Synopsis

This book is unique in its dedicated tackling of the subject of death in the work of Jean Baudrillard. Through new readings of his work, juxtaposed with philosophical (Schopenhauer, Kant) and artistic (Jeremy Millar, Ron Mueck) examples along with films (Norte, the End of History; Ida), the book makes so patently clear the importance of Baudrillard's tendency to poeticize, his core indebtedness to Georges Bataille, Alfred Jarry, and others, and his reliance on paradox. Ultimately, Stratagem of the Corpse is less a making sense of death and more a transcript of what occurred when death made sense of us, a reverse thanatology in which death delineates the variant forms of our encroachment, not so much death as seen by Baudrillard but Baudrillard as seen by death.

Examples of Baudrillardian simulacra, depersonalization, detachment, violence, obscenity, Baudrillard's notion of the 'perfect crime', and nihilism are incisively discussed. The book makes a compelling case for why Baudrillard is relevant and necessary.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gary J. Shipley, independent scholar and writer, is the author of ten books, and has published widely in literary journals, academic journals and anthologies. He has taught philosophy at the University of Kent.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Anthem Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1839980710
• ISBN 13: 9781839980718
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 222
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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