Simulation in Media and Culture - Believing the Hype (Paperback)

Simulation in Media and Culture: Believing the Hype, is a new edited collection by Robin DeRosa which considers the role and function of "simulation" in contemporary culture. Drawing on theories of the simulacra from Jean Baudrillard, the collection looks at the hyperreal-the state of being more real than the real-in television, film, gaming, and cultural identity. DeRosa's collection covers diverse content: from celebrity socialites to cooking shows on TV; from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Jesus Christ on the big screen; from Farmville to Extreme Championship Wrestling in the world of games; and from the new German avant-garde to Florida Studies in its treatment of postmodern identities and cultures. Robin DeRosa's Simulation in Media and Culture: Believing the Hype asks new questions-ethical, entertaining, and epistemological-about how we can understand the shifting nature of the real.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	June 2013
Authors:	Robin DeRosa
Contributors:	Lian Amaris • Amarnath Amarasingam • Matt Cornish • Naomi L. Fosher • Jenna Gerds • Benjamin D. Hagen • Emily Hall • Mihaela P. Harper • Leslie Haynesworth
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-8458-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-8458-X
Barcode:	9780739184585

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