Homo Ridens. Towards a Semiotic Theory of Humour and Laughter

Abstract The paper is a precis of C. S. Peirce’s semiotic theory of education. It presents this theory of learning and teaching from the perspective of Peirce’s phenomenological categories of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness. In the domain of Thirdness, learning is mediation between ignorance and knowledge, new information and old knowledge. Teaching has its focus on laws, symbols, legisigns, and reasoning. In the domain of Secondness, learners acquire new knowledge from the “hard realities” of real-life experience, from obstacles, and from the resistance caused by error and doubt. Teaching takes place by means of sinsigns (singular signs) and indexical signs. In the domain of Firstness, the learner acquires familiarity with the sensory qualities of objects of experience and learns from free associations, imagination, and acts of creativity. The instruments of teaching are qualisigns, icons, and abductive reasoning. The paper concludes that Peirce’s philosophy of education is holistic insofar as it states that most efficient signs are those signs in which “the iconic, indicative, and symbolic characters are blended as equally as possible.”

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The imagination, the conscious, and the unconscious in Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête

Semiotica ◽

10.1515/sem-2019-0047 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Rebecca Dalvesco

Keyword(s):

Main Character ◽

The Unconscious ◽

Sign Relations ◽

Semiotic Theory

AbstractCharles S. Peirce’s and Sigmund Freud’s theories may be used to interpret Jean Cocteau’s film La Belle et la Bête (1946). This film has a specific set of codes which connote its filmic language. Cocteau uses fetishistic objects as symbols and icons to reflect the psychological meaning of the film’s narrative. Peirce’s icons and symbols include the connection a person may make through the conventions and expressions of language a person links with the object or idea being observed. Peirce’s semiotic theory functions as a theory of communication. His theory refocuses on culture. Freud’s theories can be linked with ideas produced by Peirce in forming sign relations with the interpretation of the film and the role of imagination in the film. Especially important are Freud’s ideas of repression, conscious and unconscious as they relate to Cocteau’s filmic narrative and the film’s main character Belle.

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Ferenczi's semiotic theory: Previews of postmodernism

Psychoanalytic Inquiry ◽

10.1080/07351699709534146 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 522-534 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Adrienne Harris ◽

Lewis Aron

Keyword(s):

Semiotic Theory

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Toward a Semiotics of Middle Eastern Cultures

International Journal of Middle East Studies ◽

10.1017/s0020743800026337 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 319-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Roger Joseph

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Complementary Method ◽

Sign Systems ◽

The People ◽

Symbolic Life ◽

Growing Body ◽

Fresh Perspective ◽

Eastern Cultures ◽

Semiotic Theory

There exists a growing body of literature which either explicitly or implicitly utilizes semiotic theory to discuss various sign systems in the Middle East. I believe that by exploring these works and linking them to similar studies, we can acquire a fresh perspective on the symbolic life of the people of the Middle East. I do not argue that semiotics can or should replace other paradigmatic approaches to out analysis of culture, but rather that semiotics can serve as a complementary method for interpreting sign systems.

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Keterampilan Mengolah Bahan Makanan dalam Film Little Forest Karya Junichi Mori

KIRYOKU ◽

10.14710/kiryoku.v5i2.199-208 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 199-208

Author(s):

Dwi Novi Rahakjani

Keyword(s):

Air Temperature ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Note Taking ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Japanese People ◽

Sweet Potatoes ◽

Cold Air ◽

Informal Method ◽

Semiotic Theory

This research is entitled “Processing Foodstuffs Skills in the Little forest Movie by Junichi Mori”. The purpose of this research was to examine the skills of the Japanese people in processing foodstuffs in Junichi Mori's Little forest movie. The method used in this research is note taking method, descriptive analysis method and informal method. The theory used in this study is the Literary Gastronomy theory proposed by Endraswara and the Semiotic theory proposed by Danesi. The results showed that there were several skills in processing foodstuffs based on the food they were processed, 1) amazake which was processed using porridge and koji, 2) stir-fried akebi which was processed using ingredients from akebi skin and cooked using sabuji style, 3) hoshiimo made from dried sweet potatoes, 4) shimi daikon made from radish dried in cold air, 5) Hoshigaki, which is dried persimmon made from kind of astringent persimmons. in the Little Forest movie is shown the process of processing traditional foodstuffs. the unique thing is that the Japanese people in the little forest film not only use cooking utensils but also take advantage of the air temperature to process food.

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ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA POS STRUKTURAL PADA FOTO RHEIN II (A POST-STRUCTURAL SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH RHEIN II)

Jurnal Seni dan Reka Rancang: Jurnal Ilmiah Magister Desain ◽

10.25105/jsrr.v4i1.10095 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 37

Author(s):

Markus Jiuhanteng ◽

Acep Iwan Saidi ◽

R. Drajatno Widi Utomo

Keyword(s):

Text Analysis ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Semiotic Analysis ◽

Creation Process ◽

Interpretive Study ◽

Analysis Process ◽

Process Creation ◽

Visual Text ◽

Visual Element ◽

Semiotic Theory

Abstract This paper is a study of Andreas Gursky’s photo Rhein II. In this study, the post-structural semiotic analysis method is used to interpret meaning based on signs on the Rhein II. The post-structural semiotic analysis becomes the basis for interpreting meanings using related references. In the study of Rhein II photo objects, visual text analysis is expected to provide positive benefits for the development of photography, especially academically. Rhein II is a photo by Andreas Gursky. In Rhein II’s photograph, a contemporary photo is presented as a multi-reality representation analyzed using the post-structural semiotic method. The object of research is interpreted as a text that has a layer of meaning that is squeezed out of its essence by semiotics. The deconstruction of the signification system in the visual element is identified by reading the structural postal semiotic theory codes: text analysis process, creation process. The results of semiotic extraction produce an interpretive study of Rhein II which is full of meaning.Keyword: imagery, photography, semioticaAbstrak Makalah ini merupakan kajian dari foto Rhein II karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam kajian ini digunakan metode analisis semiotika post struktural untuk menginterpretasikan makna berdasarkan tanda-tanda pada Rhein. Analisis semiotika post struktural menjadi landasan dalam menginterpretasikan makna-makna dengan menggunakan referensi terkait. analisis teks visual, dalam kajian objek foto Rhein II diharapkan dapat memberikan kebermanfaatan yang positif bagi perkembangan fotografi khususnya secara akademis. Rhein II adalah foto karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam karya Rhein II, sebuah foto kontemporer dihadirkan sebagai representasi multi realitas yang dianalisis menggunakan metode semiotika post struktural. Objek penelitian dimaknai sebagai teks yang memiliki lapisan makna yang terperas esensinya oleh semiotika. Dekonstruksi sistem penandaan dalam elemen visual diidentifikasikan dengan pembacaan kode-kode teori semiotika pos struktural. Proses analisis teks, proses penciptaan. Hasil ekstraksi semiotika menghasilkan kajian interpretatif Rhein II yang sarat makna.Kata kunci: citra imaji, fotografi, semiotika

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