Tag Archives: Simulacra

Experimental Play and White Noise (and Baudrillard)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Last year I went to see an experimental play put on by the Pitt repertory theatre (unfortunately I can’t find the name of it anywhere). The first act was just a regularly acted drama, nothing special. The second act was … Continue reading →

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Attempt at Interpreting White Noise with Simulation and Simulacra

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

The passage that really struck me and made me think about how White Noise refers to Simulation and Simulacra was on page 270 to 271. “The next day there was and evacuation for noxious odor. SIMUVAC vehicles were everywhere.  Men … Continue reading →

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Response to Simulation and Simulacra

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I thought of another example of how the ideas in the essay can pertain to television.  People often become obsessed with fictional characters on TV, such as Harry Potter and Dwight from the Office.  They run out to the stores … Continue reading →

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