what counter gift
1gift — by Paul Hegarty Marcel Mauss s The Gift (1966) is a central influence on Baudrillard. In this book, Mauss outlines the many ways in which exchange can be based on gift giving rather than profit extraction. His conclusion, that the residual… …
2Counter-economics — is a term originally used by Samuel Edward Konkin III and J. Neil Schulman, libertarian activists and theorists. Konkin defined it as the study and/or practice of all peaceful human action which is forbidden by the State. [citation needed] The… …
3Inalienable Possessions — The concept of Inalienable Possessions coined from Annette Weiner’s observation regarding the many objects of the Trobriand islanders who view those objects as culturally imbued with a spiritual sense of the gift giver (Wilk 2007). Thus, when… …
4Organ gifting — Several authors have used the terms organ gifting and “tissue gifting” to describe processes behind organ and tissue transfers that are not captured by more traditional terms such as donation and transplantation. The concept of “gift of life” in… …
5symbolic exchange — by Mike Gane The concept of symbolic exchange is perhaps the most central of Baudrillard s terms and yet the most allusive. At bottom it is very simply a term derived from anthropological studies of the gift and gift exchange in so called… …
6fatal — by Andrew Wernick The notion of fatal strategies is most associated with Baudrillard s book of that title (FS). But the idea, interwoven with what he called the turn to the object , can be traced in his work from the mid 1970s onwards, a… …
7anagrams — by Mike Gane Although the anagram and anagrammatisation are a reference point for Baudrillard there are very few actual examples of them in his writings. As with other key concepts there is considerable latitude in their definition and there …
8architecture — by Francesco Proto From his early involvement in the French magazine Utopie, Baudrillard s commitment to architecture is noticeable throughout his oeuvre. Analogous to the third order of simulation, where the model always anticipates the… …
9death — by William Pawlett Death is a vital term in Baudrillard s theoretical vocabulary, used in a number of different but interrelated senses. According to Baudrillard the system of power and control is founded on a particular construction of the… …
10Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
