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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
I have his one on mythology
but it's been a while so I don't really remember much about it
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:00,
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Isn't that Barthes?
I have Mythologies. I'm also reading Simulacra and Simulations. Baudrillard is a bit of a windbag, to employ an Americanism.
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:03,
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nah, there's a levi strauss one called some thing
like myths and mythology or something, too. Barthes is proper cool Camera Lucida is one of the better things written about photography by a non photographer .
(edit: baudrillard is the one I have to pretend I've read when I'm teaching. I've read
about it, surely that counts)
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:13,
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I think it's great that he has his jeans business to fall back on if academia gets too tough.
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:14,
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haha
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:16,
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Reading about Baudrillard
Is very Baudrillardian.
I approve.
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:18,
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this is a good point
and my defense if I get found out :)
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:19,
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It is both signifier and signified.
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dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:20,
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you are both signifier and signified
and so's yer mum
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 19:22,
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