structuralism: art as not autonomous

Structuralists view society and its rules as expressions of deep structures, often binary codes, that express our primary natures.

structuralism: art as not autonomous.

Structuralists view society and its rules as expressions of deep structures, often binary codes, that express our primary natures. A systematic study of such codes is semiotics, which was later hijacked by Poststructuralists as evidence that language alone provides a true reality.

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Languages and Cultures: Emotional Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (ESWH)

An emotional version of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that differences in language emotionalities influence differences among cultures no less than conceptual differences.

An emotional version of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that differences in language emotionalities influence differences among cultures no less than conceptual differences.

via Languages and Cultures: Emotional Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (ESWH).

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