Analyzing Cultures - An Introduction and Handbook

Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained.

List of contents

Part I: Basic Notions and Views

What is Culture?

The Field of Cultural Semiotics

The Signifying Order

Part II: The Semiotic Study of Culture

The Body

Language

Metaphor

Space

Art

Objects

Narrative

Media: Television and Advertising

Part III: A Practical Synthesis

Semiotic Analysis

Activities and Questions for Discussion

Biographical Sketches

Glossary

Works Cited and General Bibliography

Index

About the author

Marcel Danesi, Paul Perron

Summary

Presents an introduction to the field of cultural semiotics. This book features practical examples of how semiotics can be used. It is suitable for those who want to understand the whys and wherefores of semiotics.

Product details

• Authors: Marcel Danesi, DANESI MARCEL, Paul Perron, Paul J. Perron, Perron Paul, Paul J. Perrone
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.1999
• EAN: 9780253212986
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21298-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 232 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 610 g
• Illustrations: 7 b&w photos, 53 figures
• Series: Advances in Semiotics (Paperba; Advances in Semiotics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics