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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Hyperreal"”.
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Forget Jerusalem: William Faulkner's Hyperreal Novel
This paper explores the relationality between Modernism and Postmodernism as well as between literature and theory by examining the works of two writers: master novelist William Faulkner, and high priest of Postmodernism, Jean Baudrillard. Specifically, this paper examines Faulkner's eleventh …
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Hyperreal structures arising from an infinite base logarithm
… in real analysis. theory is based upon the hyperreal number system developed by Abraham Robinson in the 1960's in his invention of "nonstandard analysis". paper begins with a short exposition of the construction of the hyperreal nU1l1ber system and the fundamental results of nonstandard …
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From Hyperreal Sonic-Images to Phonographic Sound: A Portfolio of Original Compositions
… were created to devise spatially animated hyperreal sonic environments, without the need for sound abstraction and metaphoric representation (e.g. Thoroughfares'). The following written commentaries focus on the works that heavily involve phonography, namely 'Everyday Mimesis; Grey Day', …
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Mapping the Source of the Hyperreal: Re-evaluating the Emergence of Hyperreality
Hyperreality now colonises so much of the twenty-first century, from politics to coffee flavours in Starbucks. It has become a powerful and ubiquitous force. This thesis argues that hyperreality is a saturating and commonplace force that needs to be explored, properly defined and its origins …
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(Re)viewing big brother and (per)forming the real
… of private spaces transgressed the real to the hyperreal, the identification of such hyperreal spaces, the importance of the media to validate existence and the overall performance of that existence.
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Pseudocompactifications and pseudocompact spaces
… subspace of βX containing X such that every free hyperreal z-ultrafilter on X is fixed in αx. 2) αx is the largest subspace of βX containing X such that every point in αX - X is contained in a zero set which doesn't intersect X. The space αx also has the nice property that any subset of X which is …
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9 + 1 Towers
… of compressing the reality of a place into a hyperreal image consisting of a photograph of the place, which acts as the site, and a fantastical addition. They also aim to document and express my memories of the places that I visited during my more than 15,000 miles of traveling over the past …
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As you cannot hear the sound of losing: researching the gambling environment through performance
… I was attracted to researching the extreme, hyperreal gambling environments analysed by Jean Baudrillard as well as the common, suburban sites examined by Charles Livingstone. Although at first glance the styles of these two environments seem vastly different, what they have in common is they …
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A posthuman curriculum: subjectivity at the crossroads of time
… and multiplicities. Instead, in the hyperreal 21st century, subjectivity is complicated by homogenization and the radical sameness of simulated technological experiences. Also, whereas the modern and postmodern eras were human-centered, the posthuman era brings with it a shift from a …
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Imag(in)ing Neuro-Psychology: A Multi-Perspectival, Critical, Autoethnographic Study
… and certainty. These false promises parallel the hyperreal of Baudrillard's (1995) simulacra. Armed with this new understanding of the performances of neuropsychologists and their patients, I provide new performances – both fantasized and actual – that can offer hope to both neuropsychologist and …
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Sublime Follies: Unveiling the Realm of Multiple-Reality Architectures
… assemblage theory, and Baudrillard’s thesis of hyperreality and simulation, to orient the analysis and determine the specific dimensions of the model. Five reading machines and a corresponding set of protocols enable this model to analyse in detail how these architectures articulate discourses …
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American Monsters: Tabloid Media and the Satanic Panic, 1970-2000
… cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard termed a "hyperreality," in which audiences confuse the media universe for real life. Presented mainly through tabloid television, or "infotainment," and integral to its development, influence, and success, the panic was a manifestation of the hyperreal. This …
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City, suburban and pastoral spaces and the formation of identity in Cold War America (1945-1965)
… identity, identity formed in an essentially hyperreal space – and exposes the contradictions of conformity and transgression. This thesisʼ original contribution to knowledge is based in the application of a theoretical feminist framework to established Cold War cultural criticism. In bridging …
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Like Jacob with Esau: The 3D Printed Replica and the Future of the Museum
The importance of the aura, the metaphysical element that gives art, artifacts, and other objects of cultural heritage their authenticity, has been heavily contemplated ever since the publication of Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." This thesis strives to …
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A True War Story: Reality and Simulation in the American Literature and Film of the Vietnam War
… and simulacra, defined by Baudrillard as a hyperreality, fiction and simulation are capable of representing particular realities. Vietnam was shaped by simulacra of Vietnam itself as well as simulacra of previous American conflicts, especially World War II; however, the hyperreality of …