Carolyn S. Stevens

Carolyn S. Stevens is professor of Japanese Studies, and director of the Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University, Australia. Follow her on Twitter: @StevensCaro.

‘The map precedes the territory’: Pokémon Go through the eyes of Jean Baudrillard

When war memorials transform into spinning Pokéstops, and a Pikachu hides behind the next supermarket aisle, has the French philosopher’s warning of a hyper-mediated society reached a critical turning point?

By Carolyn S. Stevens

/ 12 Aug 2016