ANTHRO 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Lila Downs, Semiotics, Unisex Public Toilet
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Music and meaning: an intro to peircian semioics. Something nostalgic: we all listen diferently- all interpret music diferently, so it"s not a universal language. Yes; makes us think of paricular things or paricular events from our lives: music doesn"t have a ixed meaning, musical indices i. e. commercial jingles- sell you the idea and then you associate the jingle with. How do we assess the sincerity of performers? that paricular product o. Frames: meta-communicaive convenions of how signs are to be interpreted within a speciic interacion or context i. e. live concert vs. recordings o. Art is a possibility instead of a speciicity: dicent signs and truth value . Lila downs, la mariniana : quality of the voice; instruments used; live performance. Semioics: the study of signs and symbols and how meaning is constructed. Signs can change o o o o o.
