The Signifying Self : A Psycho Social Semiotic Analysis of People Watching /
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The Signifying Self is a study in people watching. It uses semiotics, psychoanalytic theory and sociological perspectives to consider how people present themselves to the world and are assessed by those watching them. It deals with people's physical attributes, such as their age, teeth, bodies and the brands of things they wear and use to suggest how those watching them make decisions about them.
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1 online resource (132 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004712805
Handbook of Global Oral History /
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The Handbook of Global Oral History inspires the reader to be more open in their conception of what oral history is and how it is applied within a variety of disciplines to unlock meaning in human experience. The book brings together scholars from around the world in the areas ranging from memory studies, Indigenous history and journalism to anthropology, trauma, and archival studies. Their essays provide fresh theoretical insights to the field of oral history, and broaden current notions of how oral history fieldwork can be applied and how archived interviews can be interpreted. Contributors: Nēpia Mahuika, John Waiko, David Carey, Jan Jansen, Dr. Sumallya Mukhopadhyay, Pothiti Hantzaroula, Dr. Nompilo C. Ndlovu, Nadia Jones-Gailani, Denise Phillips, Verena Lucia Nägel, Alexander Prenninger, Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar, Vannessa Hearman, Nanci Adler, Alexander Freund, Sofia Bach, Claudia Dueck, Jeff Sahadeo, Mark Cave, Anahi Naranjo Jara, Kate Darian-Smith, Carla Pascoe Leahy, Dr Deb Anderson, Dr Nicolette Snowden, Pilar Riaño-Alcalá, Jeff Friedman, Naomi Frost, Steven High, Dr. Tomoyo Nakao, Selma Leydesdorff, Dori Laub, Yasmin Saikia, Stephen M. Sloan, Melissa M. Sloan, Sean Field.
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1 online resource (550 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004737181
Everyday Rituals in Contemporary Settings : The Semiotics of Space and Places of Consumption /
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A boutique, a cruise ship, a museum and a hotel all have something in common. But what? They are all places of consumption-not just in the narrow economic sense, but also as part of a broader cultural, emotional, and symbolic phenomenon. Drawing on a semiotic approach, this book explores how designed environments from foodscapes to memorials convey meanings and guide everyday rituals, helping us to understand how space works as a language that structures practices, communicates values, and expresses identities. If you're curious about how places work, why they affect us, and what they say, this book gives you the tools to decode them.
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1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004749214
Living Utopia? : Stories from Rojava /
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For social movements around the world, Rojava embodies the real possibility of a better society: the revolution began there in 2012. In the Kurdish-dominated regions, an autonomous self-administration has been established based on the values of grassroots democracy, gender equality and ecology. The "Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria" now controls about a third of Syria's territory. It unites different ethnicities, religions and languages under its umbrella. A decade later, Christopher Wimmer examines the aspirations and reality of the "revolutionary society" from a critical perspective. Based on numerous interviews with people from all sectors of society - administration, education, military, medicine, etc. - in a mixture of reportage and analysis, he creates a polyphonic picture of the everyday life, hopes, and problems of the people on the ground.
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1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004746770