CS203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Polysemy, Denotation, Signify
6 Dec 2015
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Posted oct 21 and due oct 28 in lecture (midterm exam) Total double spaced will be about 5 pages (all together) for the midterm exam. Medium theory lack of attention to content (criticism) Video shown semiotics of the tie from big bang theory. Semiotics: study of signs and symbols related to linguistics: cultural studies. Stuart hall = founding person of cultural studies. Semiotics is related to cultural studies (informs communication study) Shows a vast range of ideas and information. Cultural studies is interested in process in construction of meaning. Ties with a group of scholars from britain that took pop culture more seriously. It is a branch of critical research in communication studies: representation. To elect a person to speak on behalf of others (ontario legislative, student union and etc) Common use of representation is on politics. Small amount of individual represent and make decision on their behalf (12) Peers from quebec fought representative against tuition increases (12)
