Theorists - Language Flashcards
1-2 Sentence summary
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Barthes (Semilogy)
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Barthes believes that signifiers are denotations which show the literal meaning and signified are connotations which are the associations we make.
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Baudrillard (Postmodernism)
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Baudrillard believes that meaning and values are created through difference.
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Todrov (Narratology)
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Todrov believes that narrative is structured into parts and can be seen to progress from a state of equilibrium to a new equibrium where something is transformed.
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Levi-Strauss (Structuralism)
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Myths and stories are rules by a structure of opposing things. Binary opposition e.g. left and right men vs women
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Neale (Genre)
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Neale believes that genre is no longer fixed and that generic codes and conventions are repeated in media products.
