Reading Time: 7 minutesSemiotic Analysis of “The Elephant Man” Andrei Bleahu | February 2, 2021 Introduction: visual “myth” creation The Elephant Man is a historical drama, directed by David Lynch. It is centred on the life of John Merrick. Merrick, a man with severe deformities, was born in Victorian England, a time of heavy industrialization where freak shows […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes“How do we know? The effect of technology on knowledge and communication Lemmit Kaplinski | January 26, 2021 The invention of the printing press in the 15th century caused thorough changes within society. The simple act of multiplying texts on an industrial scale also brought about a profound shift in what we perceive as knowledge […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is challenging to give a short explanation of what semiotics is to someone who is not familiar with the academic vocabulary in our field. However, we received 14 creative explanations and stories from real life in our Facebook comments on how to explain what semiotics means to your granny. We can see that examples […]
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