SLAV 651 - Theories of Representation

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Steiner. The course will examine major Western theories of sign and representation from Socrates to Derrida. Primary focus will be on twentieth-century trends including phenomenology, structuralism, and Marxism. Readings will include: Plato, St. Augustine, Pierce, Husserl, Jakobson, Bakhtin, Voloshinov, Eco, Derrida and others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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