REPRESENTATION CULTURAL REPRESENTATION AN SIGNIFYING PRACTICES 101102006 Representation

REPRESENTATION: CULTURAL REPRESENTATION AN SIGNIFYING PRACTICES 101102006 英文一 翁子涵

Representation: Cultural Representation and Signifying Practices (1997) edited by Stuart Hall

OUTLINE Introduction of Representation The two systems in Representation The various meanings Conclusion Q&A

Representation

Representation= Meaning-Producing System

Chair

Representation

THE PROCESS OF REPRESENTATION It’s a chai r!

THE TWO SYSTEMS IN REPRESENTATION 1. Conceptual Map 2. Language system

1. Conceptual Map

Chair 椅子 Chaise

2. Language system (signs) indexical iconic

Thing Concept arbitrary Sign Meaning

Cultural code

Open arbitrariness

CONCLUSION Representation, a meaningconstructed system. 數學沒有標準答案正如意義也沒 有標準答案。