Monday, September 8, 2008

Structuralism and Fashion... on a lighter note

FL 200
As I was preparing for class and thinking about Structuralism, Roland Barthes, and Mythologies I was reminded of one of the unsung cultural geniuses of the late XX century, the fabulous Brenda Dickson.
As you know, Barry asserts that "A signifying system in this sense is a very wide concept: it means any organised and structured set of signs which carries cultural meanings. Included in this category would be such diverse phenomena as : ... fashions (in clothing, food, 'life-style', etc.)" (47).
Thus, without any further ado I give you Brenda Dickson:

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