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Tag: Baudrillard
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Tag: Baudrillard

The theatrics of war

The latest US-led air strike on Syria, purportedly as punishment for Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons on the town of Douma last week, reminds me of Baudrillard’s short book of essays on the first Gulf War The Gulf War did not take place.1  The third essay, which bears the …

Leslie Chapman April 15, 2018 April 15, 2018 Trauma, history and memory  Baudrillard / simulacrum / Syria / trauma
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Mental health and the web

It might seem somewhat ironic (and possibly hypocritical) to be posting a piece on the possible downside of the web in relation to mental health.  After all, my hope is that people who are interested in mental health will read it – on the web!  However, life is full of …

Leslie Chapman May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013 Psychopathology / Talking treatments  Baudrillard / internet / mental health problems / online therapy / simulacrum
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What are you doing after the Olympics?

I keep thinking about Jean Baudriallard’s essay on obscenity What are you doing after the orgy? 1.  It’s actually the title itself which I find fascinating – and so apt when it comes to the aftermath of the 2012 Olympics.  In a sense it (the title of Baudrillard’s essay) seems absurd, …

Leslie Chapman August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012 Society and culture  2012 Olympics / Baudrillard / mourning
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