Jean Baudrillard

Jean Baudrillard (born July 29, 1929) is a cultural theorist and philosopher. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and post-structuralism.

Life

He was born in Reims, France. He studied German at the Sorbonne University in Paris and taught German in a lycée (1958-1966). He worked as a translator and critic and continued to study philosophy and sociology. In 1966 he completed his Ph.D. thesis: 'Thèse de troisième cycle: Le Système des objets' ('Third cycle thesis: The system of objects') under the tuition of Henri Lefebvre. From 1966 to 1972 he worked as Maître Assistant (Assistant) and Maître de Conférences en Sociologie (Assistant Professor). In 1972 he finished his habilitation 'L'Autre par lui-même'. ('The other by himself'.) and started teaching Sociology at the Université de Paris-X Nanterre as a professor. From 1986 to 1990 Baudrillard served as Directeur Scientifique (Scientific Director) at IRIS (Institut de Recherche et d'Information Socio-Économique) at the Université de Paris-IX Dauphine. Since 2001 he has been a professor of philosophy of culture and media criticism at the European Graduate School. He continues to support the Institut de Recherche sur l'Innovation Sociale at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

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Reims - France - Sorbonne - Paris - Lycée - Henri Lefebvre - Sociology - Université de Paris-X Nanterre - Institut de Recherche et d'Information Socio-Économique - European Graduate School - Institut de Recherche sur l'Innovation Sociale - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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