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Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things, Second Edition : An Introduction to Semiotics by Marcel Danesi (2008, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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Why is it that certain members of the human species routinely put their survival at risk by smoking cigarettes? Why is it that some females make walking a struggle for themselves by donning high heel footwear? This book attempts to answer such questions. Such risky behaviors are obviously shaped by forces other than the instincts. Indeed, for no manifest genetic reason, humanity is constantly searching for a purpose to its existence; this search has led it to invent myths, art, rituals, languages, mathematics, science, and other truly remarkable things that set it apart from all other species. In this volume author Marcello Danesi shows us that the discipline that endeavors to understand the human meaning quest is known as semiotics. Danesi demonstrates how semiotics unravels the meanings of signs that make up the system of everyday life that we call a culture or a society. This book will engender in the reader the same kind of questioning and inquisitive frame of mind with which a semiotician approaches the subject matter of meaning. Basic semiotic ideas and analytical techniques are introduced via a seemingly fictional yet very telling scene, one which reveals a lot about the human need for meaning. The scene is a fashionable modern-day restaurant, and the fictional actions that occur allow Danesi to provide the semiotic version of the human drama in concrete terms. As Danesi argues, perhaps the greatest skill possessed by Homo Sapiens, literally 'the knowing animal', is the ability to know itself. This book reveals how semiotics helps to sharpen that ability considerably.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
0230605230
ISBN-13
9780230605237
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Marcel Danesi
Publication Name
Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things, Second Edition : An Introduction to Semiotics
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
Xi, 235 Pages

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8.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz

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Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Hm545gn301-Gn674p1-1
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"It's been years since I lit up a cigarette, but I found this book enlightening. Long life to the Enlightenment!"Umberto Eco, 'It's been years since I lit up a cigarette, but I found this book enlightening. Long life to the Enlightenment!'- Umberto Eco, "It's been years since I lit up a cigarette, but I found this book enlightening. Long life to the Enlightenment!"-Umberto Eco
Table of Content
Preface Cigarettes and High Heels: What Do They Really Mean? What Does It Mean? How Humans Represent the World Make-Up: Why Do We Put It On? Tell Me About Yourself: What Is Language? Kisses Sweeter Than Wine: Metaphor and the Making of Meaning Now, Tell Me About Yourself: Why Do We Tell Stories? At Arm's Length: The Meanings of Spaces What a Beautiful Ring: The Meanings of Clothes and Objects Art Is Indistinguishable From Life: The Artistic Nature of the Human Species There's More to Perfume Than Just Smell: Advertising, Pop Culture, and Television Notes
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Semiotics & Theory, Anthropology / General, Linguistics / General
Lccn
2007-044448
Dewey Decimal
302.2
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

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