Cultural Semiosis: Tracing the Signifier (Continental Philosophy)

Traces the theoretical itinerary of the signifier in the continental tradition. The text provides links for cultural studies to the philosophical, the literary, the historical and the social. Understood semiotically, cultural signs and signifiers are inscribed in the fabric of cultural practices. Cultural semiosis enters the spaces of everyday language, visuality, sexuality and symbolization. These original essays interpret and provide tools for the understanding of cultural studies within a philosophical framework.