About the Author

Jeremy Fernando reads, and writes; and is the Jean Baudrillard Fellow at The European Graduate School. He works in the intersections of literature, philosophy, and the media; and has written nineteen books, including Reading Blindly, Living with Art, Writing Death, and in fidelity. His writing has also been featured in magazines and journals such as Arte al Límite, Berfrois, CTheory, Full Bleed, Qui Parle, TimeOut, and VICE, amongst others; and has been translated into French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Serbian. Exploring other media has led him to film, music, and the visual arts; and his work has been exhibited in Seoul, Vienna, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is the general editor of the thematic magazine One Imperative, and a Fellow of Tembusu College at The National University of Singapore. John W P Phillips teaches critical theory at The National University of Singapore. He writes about theatre, psychoanalysis, postmodernism, photography, philosophy, new media, music, military technology, literature, education, cities, and art. He has recently completed a book on Jacques Derrida and is currently writing a book on philosophy and its songs to the dawn. Marine Dupuis Baudrillard met Jean in 1970 when she arrived at the University of Paris-Nanterre. She was 25 years old and was just back from a sailing trip around the world. Journalist (TV and magazines), artistic director, and scuba-diving instructor. They got married in 1994. She takes care of the "Cool Memories" Association of Jean Baudrillard's friends. (contact@coolmemories.fr)