I am happy to introduce our guest, Ken Rufo, and to include below his engaging, thorough, and thought-provoking lecture on Baudrillard. We will be discussing the lecture in class, so print out the post and bring it to Thursday's class. For your post this week, due by the Friday at noon, prepare a response to Ken's post by offering your thoughts on Baudrillard's work. I think you will find much to think about regarding the functions and limits of critical theory. Thank you, Ken, for a fantastic post.