Freud‚ Saussure and Lacan: Interpreting dreams of a mad king‚ significations of a modern Ulysses and unrealities in a story of passion The equation ‘Freud + Saussure = Lacan’ is a student-friendly basis for streamlining the complex theories of these three major modern thinkers towards a common and purposeful analytical illustration of psychoanalytic and linguistic fundamentals. In today’s world of interdisciplinary studies‚ it is also included in literary studies to help students of literature
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Colorlines. 7.1 (2004): 37-39. Propp‚ Vladimir. Morphology of the Folktale. Trans. Laurence Scott. 2nd ed. Austin: The University of Texas Press‚ 1968. 136 Propp‚ Vladimir. “Structure and History in the Study of the Fairy Tale.” Theories of Myth: Structuralism in Myth. Ed. Robert E. Segal. New York and London: Garland Publishing Inc‚ 1996. Ramirez Berg‚ Charles. Cinema of Solitude: A Critical Study of Mexican Film: 1967-1983. Austin: Univeristy of Texas Press‚ 1992. Rios‚ Diana I. "U.S. Latino Audiences
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The Work of Representation Stuart Hall Summarize by Jesse Tseng 1 Representation‚ meaning and language At first we have to know that： Representation is an essential part of the process by which meaning is produced and exchanged between members of a culture. It does involve the use of language‚ of signs and images which stand for or represent things. And surly it is not a simple or straightforward process. How this article exploring the concept of representation connect meaning and language to
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STRUCTURALISM Lichbach & Zuckerman – Research traditions and theory in comparative politics: an introduction * Influenced heavily by Marx and Weber * Draw together long-standing interests in political and social institutions * Emphasize‚ for example‚ formal organizations of governments‚ class relations (Marxist)‚ political parties and interest groups‚ how states and societies interact‚ themes of political economy. * Explore relations among actors in an institutional context *
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General overview The auther of this essay is interested in finding the meaning of absurdity‚ Beckett is master of absurd theater‚ and Krapp’s last tape is one of the most influencial plays in absured theater which is deconstructed by nature. Not just the work and auther but the approach itself help the auther of this essay to find the true meaning of absurdity which itself leads human‚ after passing a chaos‚ to absolute peace. In the following paragraphs‚ first there is a biography of Samual
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Black Swan was released in 2010 and is based on a well-known tale “Swan Lake” with a twist of psychological thrill. When looking at the poster for this film one has no her choice but to analyse it deeply. This poster automatically captivates the audience by the actress’ piercing eyes‚ it is as if you become hypnotised by them and emotionless and pale face as it lures you in‚ as eyes are considered the windows to the soul. The most obvious and main feature of this picture is the actress’ face and
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What is Life Without Gambling? After reading about Dr. Tamokashis field work I realized how gambling is an incredibly important aspect of the Gende people of the Yandera village. In our culture gambling is looked down upon. However‚ for the Gende people it helps redistribute the wealth back into the economic system to those who are in need. If an anthropologist who had an ethnocentric view would walk into the Gende culture the effects could be disastrous. By taking away something as minuet to us
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Theories of Authorship and the Novel At its most basic level‚ literature is commonly regarded as a kind of communication between author and reader. Just as in ordinary linguistic communication where a speaker conveys a message to an addressee‚ so in literature an author sends a message to a reader. The component elements of this definition are‚ however‚ open to criticism. Mikhail Bakhtin‚ Roland Barthes and Julia Kristeva explore the position and role of the author in relation to the text.
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Discuss the use of contrast as a literary device in The Great Gatsby byJeannette Ng 5.15 In the book‚ contrast is widely used to bring about the theme of class as well as to greater emphasize the characteristics of a particular character. The book contrasts the setting‚ West and East egg‚ as well as the characters‚ Gatsby and Tom‚ Wilson and Tom and Gatsby and Tom. 1Gatsby is contrasted with Tom in several ways. Tom is overpowering while Gatsby is more reserved. Tom is described as having ‘shining
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There are four main fields of anthropology: biological anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ archaeology‚ and linguistics. Anthropologists tend to specialize in one of the four main fields but must be familiar with the other fields because they are all closely related to one another. First‚ biological anthropology deals with the study of humans as living organisms. In other words‚ people on this field might study human growth‚ anatomy‚ human ancestors‚ and genetics. Second is cultural anthropology
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