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The meaning of Time magazine’s sign representation of visuals of 9/11:: a Baudrillardian perspective

a Baudrillardian perspective

Marla Koonin
The Davinci Business School
Andrea Crystal
University of Johannesburg
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The meaning of Time magazine’s sign representation of visuals of 9/11:: a Baudrillardian perspective. (2022). Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa, 28(2), 23-42. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v28i1.1693
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Abstract

Baudrillard’s concepts of simulacra, simulation and hyperreality were assessed in relation to
dominant themes and subthemes contained in the photographic images of Time magazine’s 9/11
special edition by means of a qualitative thematic content analysis. This event was selected
based both on its becoming an ‘absolute event’ and on the resultant representation of said events
via images. As such, visuals, because they contextually reflect a situation, play a powerful role in
the representation of major world events. This is particularly true of photographs.

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