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Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies Guided Workshop (VK) Summer term 2008 Mag. Klaus Heissenberger
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Meaning and representation How are “meanings” made? Where do they “come from”? - “representation,” “to represent” language as a model: arbitrariness, conventions and codes, signs, signifiers, signifieds, difference
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! Cultural studies and "culture" Culture has to do with the distribution and production of meaning(s)... Culture as communication... Cultural processes, activities, and products can— also !— be seen as “ texts, ” as “ language ”
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! Cultural studies and "culture" meanings and values are signified Signification: Which meanings? Which values? Signification and communication require shared codes... “signifying practices”!
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! Cultural studies and "culture" “signifying practices”!... > “discourse”: see readings
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