Introduction

About the lecture

In this module, we'll introduce the work of Jean Baudrillard and how it relates to media studies. In particular, we will focus on: (i) how Baudrillard's work intersects with the topic of media technologies and technological change; (ii) how Baudrillard's work intersects with the topic of audiences and how this has changed in the digital age; (iii) how Baudrillard's work intersects with the topic of aesthetics and how technological change has changed presentation styles; and (iv) how Baudrillard's work intersects with the topic of the public sphere.

About the lecturer

Dr Ross Abbinnett is Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Theory at the University of Birmingham. His recent publications include The Neoliberal Imagination: Politics, Aesthetics, and Economics in the Evolution of Hyper-Industrial Capitalism (2021), The Thought of Bernard Stiegler: Capitalism, Technology and the Politics of Spirit (2018) and Marxism After Modernity: Politics, Technology and Social Transformation (2006).