Jean Baudrillard is one of the most controversial theorists of our time, famous for his claim that the Gulf War never happened and for his provocative writing on terrorism, specifically 9/11. This new and fully updated second edition includes: an introduction to Baudrillard’s key works and theories such as simulation and hyperreality coverage of Baudrillard’s later work on the question of postmodernism anew chapter on Baudrillard and terrorism engagement with architecture and urbanism through the Utopie group alook at the most recent applications of Baudrillard’s ideas. Richard J. Lane offers a comprehensive introduction to this complex and fascinating theorist, also examining the impact that Baudrillard has had on literary studies, media and cultural studies, sociology, philosophy and postmodernism.

·作者簡介

理查德·J.萊恩，加拿大溫哥華島大學英語係教授、人文學院文學理論高級研究會主任。他已齣版並編輯瞭八部著作，其中包括《五十個重要的文學理論傢》（2006）。

·譯者簡介

柏 愔，女，江蘇南京人，南京師範大學金陵女子學院英語係講師，華東師範大學中國語言文學係2012級博士生，主要研究方嚮為文藝學。譯有《看大師作畫：繪畫中如何把握視覺錶達語言》（第二譯者）。

董曉蕾，畢業於華東師範大學中文係，現為上海嚮明中學教師。