PPT-Structuralism and Semiotics

By Madeline Hana Kelsie and Sidney kelsie sucks 1920s present Theory of signs or semiotics How language constructs our sense of reality Ferdinand Saussure saw language as the most important sign system and he created a twopart model. Theories: . Structuralism and Deconstruction. Short Story: “Everyday Use”. A . B. rief . I. ntroduction . to Structuralism. In order to understand Deconstruction, let’s talk for a moment abut Structuralism, which claims…. Modern France. May . ’. 68. a. nd. After. Barricades. May 68 posters. Political context. De Gaulle – patriarchal, socially conservative. Slight increase in unemployment in 1967. Strikes, lock-outs. Roland Barthes’s . “Rhetoric of the Image’”. 04.09.12. ENGL 1301. EPCC. @. rwmonty. Objective. To analyze an artifact for its discursive features. Considers “linguistic” as well as visual components. THEORIES. , . THEORISTS. , AND IMPORTANT TERMS. By: K. Yegoryan. Critical Theory. Greek {. kritikos. } = judgment – 18. th. cent. In Literary studies . Is a form of “hermeneutics”- the knowledge via interpretation to understand the meaning of human texts and symbolic expressions. Structuralism & Semiotics. “Is this a dagger I see before me?”. (...I don’t know?!. Give me a sign...) . Approaching theory: . C. hoosing . to emphasise . a concept in a new way, is . much . Fall 2013. PH 321. Dr. David Lavery. Survey of Popular Culture. Daniel Chandler’s Semiotics for Beginners. Watch short videos on semiotics from YouTube.. Survey of Popular Culture. Semiotics. Daniel Chandler’s Definition: . By: . Katherine Matos Jimenez. Advance English 126- Introduction & Literature. Dr. Evelyn Lugo. TR 11:30am-1:00pm. What is Structuralism?. It is a theory developed in France between 1950 and 1960.. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Chapter 5: Literature and Linguistics. I. Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Including Deconstruction. A. Structuralism: Contexts and Definitions. Founders of Structuralism. Wilhelm Wundt. Considered the “Father of Psychology”. Established first Psychology Lab in Germany in 1879. Formed basic ideas on structuralism. . Founders of Structuralism. A . structuralist. only maps what is there, without outside sources. Structuralism is all about the interpretation of the text and making connections within it. Pays attention to actual structure of the text, for example how certain words function within a sentence/paragraph . A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Chapter 5: Literature and Linguistics. I. Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Including Deconstruction. A. Structuralism: Contexts and Definitions. Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913), linguist. Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009), anthropologist. Roland Barthes (1915-1980), literary critic. Take a well-known media text. Let’s say, . The Dark Knight. Semiotics. Semiotics is, simply, the study of signs. As a culture, we see and understand signs all the time: stop signs, open or closed signs, signs telling us which is a male or female bathroom, etc.. The 20th century witnessed a linguistic turn.. Revival of philosophical interest in language: accumulating know. l. edge about different . langu. a. ges. (19th century studies in historical linguistics), but no serious attempt at a general theory of language..