Post-structuralism

In “Course in General Linguistics”, Saussure does two things to develop his system for evaluating linguistics: he chooses language as his linguistic object and he only incorporates factors into his model that can be said to be true of all languages over all time. The net result is a very high level and flexible classification structure, which is more intent on making a developmental framework for evaluating linguistics than necessarily providing tremendous insight into it’s more concrete aspects:

Poststructuralism was derived to confront a different theory, structuralism, which was a dominant theory in Central Europe and America during the twentieth century. Structuralism emphasizes that there is forces in social live, which are created out of human activity but stand outside of human agency or intervention (Pg 393). There were different versions of structuralism, one that derived from France, which put great emphasis on language. Structural functionalism accentuates human social organization

Vladimir Nabokov’s provocative novel, Lolita, chronicles literature professor Humbert Humbert’s spiral into madness following his perverse infatuation with his landlady’s daughter. This novel was published in 1955 during the post-war period in America, whereby women were forced out of professional roles in order to undertake domestic duties. Nabokov was likely influenced to explore the male-dominant attitudes of this time through his construction of Humbert’s misogynistic perspective. On trial for

Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’ critiques the damage of the forcible coercion of a conformist society and comments on the dangers of technology and mass consumption. Written in 1953, Bradbury critiques McCarthyism and its enforcement by creating a fictitious dystopian society in which the alienation of aberrations parallels with the persecution of communist enthusiasts. The narrative follows protagonist, Guy Montag, who realises the effects of the restriction of knowledge. Resultantly, Bradbury narrates

Barthes argues for the Rhetoric of the Image that all these images are polysemous. Based on their signifiers, they imply that a floating chain of signifies are present and the reader must choose some and ignore the rest (1977, p.32-55). Polysemic codes are present within the initiation of the narrative structure and the morning routine of man is shown through a paradigm of signs. The signifier syntagmatic relations state the coded message interpretation. Malicious belligerent connotations and own

Typically you see roads that are made out of asphalt or dirt. Mainly because these roads are more reliable to use in areas of heavy traffic. They are less likely to have bumps or potholes in them. They are also the least expensive to make. But in some subdivisions they will not be asphalt the road will be made out of pavers. If you look closely you will even see rocks in between each individual paver. These roads are more expensive and time consuming to put in. But they can handle weather easier

Three Levels of Culture The levels of culture as defined by Nitza Hidalgo are The Concrete, The Behavioral and The Symbolic. It is believed that these three levels accurately depict what makes up a cultural heritage [5]. Defining Cultural Identity In applying Hidalgo’s three levels of culture to my cultural experience, I can most accurately relate to The Concrete description of cultural reference. I am absolutely rooted in my cultural through fashion, music, food and games. When I was a little

Kiruyanila Paramathas C.A#3 "The Logic of Signs and Symbols" by Susanne Langer Susanne Langer examines and differentiates symbols from signs and says that the word “meaning” is ambiguous. The word has different meanings according to different sentences that can be structured differently. The word “mean” has different functions and was never able to be correctly identified and clarified. Langer suggests that meaning has different functions such as a logical and a psychological senses, in which the

I have to start and apologize for my cynical view. It is difficult for me to separate emotional stimulus from a purely analytical approach. Without using Carl Sagens Baloney Detection Kit at my side I easily diverge from logical analysis approach and immerse myself in my emotional defense. What I want to do is pull two separate and different works together and focus on the impact of gender in media and film. First I will summarize my position then address the two selected works. One work is from

While discussing Jacque Lacan’s The Mirror Stage for the second time this semester I started thinking about my own younger brother’s introduction to the mirror a few years ago. As I was trying to remember this interaction, I came to the realization that his first interaction with his “self” wasn’t with a mirror at all- it was actually with an iPhone’s front facing camera- used as a form of distraction while he sat in his highchair. This made start thinking about the fact that the recent generations