ANT208H5 Lecture 4: ANT208-Lecture-4 (1)
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Main people: f. saussure, charles pierce, david lane, margo demello, rashaoyda bedovin. Ied mental construct forms when you sense the word (cat: whisker, Semiotics: messages shared, communication and knowledge of, saussure, signified versus signifier. Charles pierce (coined the term semiotics: he was interested in signs used to describe concepts and objective world, since signs are used in everyday communication, three types of signs. Icon: resemblances- photograph or drawing (ie; cat, a picture of you) Body art: body art is seen as having many reasons that someone takes part in, resisting status quo, symbolizing identity, enhancements, paying tribute to events and people. Pirecings: has become popular in the west because of alicia silverstones" navel ring and piercing in aerosmiths crying" video. Old tattoos: circa 3,300 bce, otzi the iceman found in bog in south tyrol. Haida tattooing: associated to potlatch culture, during important feasts high status people hosted a party for others alike initiations into circle included the haida tattoos.
