ABSTRACT

In this concluding chapter Baudrillard’s writing strategies are examined as a way of addressing a whole host of recurring themes and concepts in his work. In particular, it examines the way in which Baudrillard’s postmodern writings are seen as performance pieces with no real content and why this should be so, given Baudrillard’s philosophical and theoretical backgrounds.The chapter examines terrorism, nihilism, and Baudrillard’s contradictory position as critic or defender of postmodernism.