Where can I find interpretations of Jean Baudrillard's writings?

[DontPanic]

Does anyone have any links to interpretations of Jean Baudrillard’s writings?

 

[fuzzyfelt]

There is Merrin-
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...esult&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false

maybe Sokal, and quite a bit was written in the Guardian (esp during the Gulf War), e.g.-

'Baudrillard, whose simulacrum departed at the age of 77, attracted widespread notoriety for predicting that the first Gulf war, of 1991, would not take place. During the war, he said it was not really taking place. After its conclusion, he announced, imperturbably, that it had not taken place. This prompted some to characterise him as yet another continental philosopher who revelled in a disreputable contempt for truth and reality.

Yet Baudrillard was pointing out that the war was conducted as a media spectacle. Rehearsed as a wargame or simulation, it was then enacted for the viewing public as a simulation: as a news event, with its paraphernalia of embedded journalists and missile's-eye-view video cameras, it was a videogame. The real violence was thoroughly overwritten by electronic narrative: by simulation.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/mar/07/guardianobituaries.france

Incidentally, I like this quote, 'The Matrix is surely the kind of film about the matrix that the matrix would have been able to produce.'

 

[Architeuthis Dux]

I am not well-versed in Jean Baudrillard's writings, which are primarily focused on social theory and philosophy. However, I can recommend checking out academic databases such as JSTOR or Google Scholar for interpretations and analyses of his work. Additionally, there are numerous books and articles available that provide in-depth discussions of Baudrillard's ideas and their implications. It may also be helpful to consult with experts in the fields of sociology and philosophy for further insights into Baudrillard's writings.