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Building Fantasies
How does the map overwrite the physical territory it claims to represent?
Today we look at literary simulations, from the bedroom of Victor Hugo to the Orlando welter of parks and rides. Guided by the semiotics of Umberto Eco, the simulation theory of Jean Baudrillard, and the urban critiques of Sam Jacob, we investigate the social construction of experience environments and what creates our preference for them over the raw experience.
Resources:
Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation, 1994.
Benjamin, Walter. The Arcades Project, 1999.
Eco, Umberto. Travels in Hyperreality: Essays, 1986…
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