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Barthes and the Empire of Signs follows him in exploring the nature of 'representation' itself. Is it possible to reconcile appearance and reality? Or imaginative recreation and fact? How do we understand the meaning of the world we experience around us? And, what does this imply about the reading and writing of culture and its 'empire of signs'? Barthes' fictive rendering of 'Japan' through its surface of signs marks a crucial shift in his work away from the Western obsession with meaning to questions regarding the social and historical contigency of signs. And, in turn, this move from linguistic semiology to culture as an 'empire of signs' has encouraged a broader critical inquiry into the fields of mass media and popular culture. This book is a welcome, concise introduction to the significance of Barthes' semiological theory in contemporary criticism.

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Author:   Peter Pericles Trifonas
Publisher:   Icon Books
Imprint:   Icon Books
Dimensions:   Width: 11.10cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.070kg
ISBN:  

9781840462777

ISBN 10:   1840462779
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   03 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Peter Pericles Trifonas writes on cultural studies, education, philosophy, ethics, literature and media. His books include The Ethics of Writing and Barthes and the Empire of Signs.

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