In Popular Culture
- Native American (Anishinaabe) writer Gerald Vizenor, who has made extensive use of Baudrillard's concepts of simulation in his critical work, features Baudrillard as a character in a "debwe heart dance" in his 1996 novel Hotline Healers.
- The Matrix, a (1999) film by the Wachowski siblings, names Baudrillard's thought, especially Simulacra and Simulation, as an influence. While one critic went so far as to claim that if "Baudrillard... has not yet embraced the film it may be because he is thinking of suing for a screen credit", Baudrillard himself disclaimed any connection between his work and The Matrix, calling it at best a misreading of his ideas. Carl Colpaert's film Delusion was inspired by his book America.
- Some reviewers have noted that Charlie Kaufman's film Synecdoche, New York seems inspired by Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation.
- Newcastle based band Maxïmo Park wrote a song about Baudrillard which featured as a b-side to "Karaoke Plays" from their 2007 album Our Earthly Pleasures.
- Apollo 440 paid tribute to Baudrillard via direct quotes in lyrics and song titles
- Baudrillard's Blender Symbolic Exchange and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.
- Baudrillard is mentioned in Sarah Schulman's 1990 novel, People in Trouble, where she has a character say, "I think he meant space-aged in the Baudrillard sense of the word, …"
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